Louis Rossmann Unleashes on Discord: “They’re Taking Away Your Rights!”
Discord is in hot water after Louis Rossmann exposed their new terms of service, which include forced arbitration. This is a must-read for anyone who cares about their digital rights.
NEW YORK, NY – In a scathing new video that has sent shockwaves through the tech community, Louis Rossmann, the outspoken repair advocate and YouTuber, has unleashed a furious critique of Discord, accusing the communication platform of forcing new, dystopian terms of service on its users following a major data breach. Rossmann’s impassioned monologue highlights a broader, alarming trend: the systematic erosion of consumer rights in the digital age, particularly the Seventh Amendment right to a jury trial.
“Hey everybody, how’s it going? Hope you’re having a lovely day. Welcome to today’s episode of How You Get [expletive],” Rossmann began, setting a confrontational tone. He immediately dove into the core issue: forced arbitration. This insidious clause, buried deep within terms of service, strips users of their right to sue companies in court, forcing them instead into a private, company-controlled dispute resolution process.
Rossmann painted a chilling picture: “If you have been wronged, then somebody has broken the law. You have the right to say, ‘You’ve broken the law. I am going to sue you. I am going to let this process be adjudicated by our justice system.’ Unfortunately, that’s not a right that you have anymore.” He argued that companies believe their contracts supersede the law, and in the United States, tragically, they often do.
The catalyst for Discord’s latest move? A data breach. Rossmann revealed that Discord “recently discovered an incident where an unauthorized party compromised one of Discord’s third-party customer service providers.” While Discord claimed the unauthorized party “did not gain access to Discord directly,” Rossmann pointed out the suspicious timing: the breach occurred on September 20th, and the new forced arbitration terms were pushed out just over a week later.
“They knew they had a large data breach, but they didn’t mention that for like a week or two and then this,” Rossmann fumed. He lambasted Discord’s tactics, including “obnoxious pop-ups” and “no-reply emails” informing users they had to give up their Seventh Amendment rights unless they sent physical mail within 15 days. “You would put a disagree button over here,” he asserted, criticizing the deliberate lack of an easy opt-out.
Rossmann’s outrage extends beyond Discord, encompassing a broader concern for digital privacy and consumer protection. He cited examples of LG selling private data from televisions and General Motors selling data to insurance companies. To combat this, he passionately promoted his initiative, consumerrights.wiki, aiming to create a comprehensive repository of information on companies engaging in such practices.
“This is why things like consumerrights.wiki are necessary,” he declared. “This is why I’m working on making consumer rights the best repository of all this information as humanly possible because nobody else is seemingly doing this work of going and looking through and categorizing every single company that’s doing this type of [expletive].”
Louis Rossmann’s powerful exposé serves as a stark warning about the precarious state of digital rights. It’s a call to arms for consumers to be vigilant, informed, and to fight back against corporate overreach. In an era where our data is a commodity and our legal rights are being quietly eroded, Rossmann stands as a fierce advocate, reminding us that the battle for digital freedom is far from over.
What do you think of Discord’s new terms and Louis Rossmann’s critique? Are companies going too far in eroding consumer rights? Share your thoughts in the comments below, and let’s keep the conversation going!
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