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THE LAST DAY TO OPT-OUT IS NOVEMBER 18, 2018. AFTER THIS DATE, YOU WILL NOT HAVE THE OPTION TO OPT-OUT. FULL COPY OF ARBITRATION CLAUSE HERE[gist.github.com].

Discord has added an arbitration clause to their TOS. This gives them the ability to set the terms for how a legal proceeding can be put against them. Essentially:

1. Your right to complain in a court of law is made much more difficult. The new discord Terms of Service specifically state "ARBITRATION MEANS THAT YOU WAIVE YOUR RIGHT TO A JURY TRIAL"
   
2. Arbitration courts tend to favor corporations rather than consumers.
   
3. Your right to complain as part of a pool of clients is taken away. You will not be able to be part of a Class Action lawsuit if Discord does something that can cause them to be sued by a large set of people.

• This clause greatly affects you ability to hold discord responsible in a court of law. As a corporation, they should generally not have many incidents that could cause them to become liable. The arbitration clauses act as a company's defense against losing money when they do something that can cause them to be sued by many people. This is allowed in the United States by AT&T Mobility LLC v. Concepcion, a Supreme Court Case in 2011[en.wikipedia.org].
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• For the most part, this only affects American Users of Discord. The European Union has many clauses that prevent companies from setting these types if things up, specifically GPDR Clause 77[gdpr-info.eu].
  
  
• DO KEEP IN MIND, DELETING OR DEACTIVATING YOUR ACCOUNT DOES NOT OPT YOU OUT OF THE CLAUSE​

• Discord has made a mailbox for people who want to send in opt-outs for the arbitration to. the address is "arbitration-opt-out@discord.com". For the most part you should be able to just send a email there, and be opted-out. You can also find below a template that you can use to make the request more formal.
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To whom it may concern,

As stated in the Discord Terms of Service,

You have the right to opt out and not be bound by the provisions requiring arbitration by sending written notice of your decision to opt out to Discord by email to "arbitration-opt-out @ discord.com". The notice must be sent within 30 days of this Terms of Service taking effect, or your account creation on the Service.

I hereby exercise the aforementioned right to opt out and not be bound by the provisions requiring arbitration. This email is a written notice of said decision.

[Your IRL Name]
[Your User ID (with #)]
[Email Associated With Account]
[(Optional) Phone Number Associated With Account]