Etsy’s Plan to Prevent Class Action Lawsuits
indiesellersguild.org
Did you know that when you agree to Etsy's Terms of Use, you agree never to join in a class action lawsuit against them, no matter what they do? At least, that's how it used to be.  Until very recently, Etsy had a mandatory arbitration clause.  It stated that by using their service (or continuing...

Why YSK: You should know that you can protect yourself as a buyer or a seller as anyone who uses Etsy. It’s a very popular sales platform and they’re making some changes to prevent class action lawsuits against any shenanigans they might pull against buyers and sellers on the platform. You have the ability to opt out of this to protect yourself; the linked article explains how to do this.

    • pips@lemmy.film
      13·
      1 year ago

      Not sure about the specifics but it might not be enforceable. Just because a company says something in their TOS doesn’t mean it’s true.

      • slaorta@lemmy.fmhy.ml
        8·
        1 year ago

        I’m currently involved in a lawsuit against amazon that is being forced through arbitration. It’s been 3 years since the process started for me with no end in site because there are 50,000 others in queue to arbitrate the same claims. This is why they do it and it is unfortunately enforceable.

    • SamsonSeinfelder@feddit.de
      3·
      1 year ago

      Lobbying and rule-of-money (in the US, the side who has the most resources has leverage over the legal discourse by having more, better and longer working lawyers which somehow will often be able to win a case)