2026-05-29T06:59:06Z https://yabu.me Jack Allnutt https://yabu.me/npub1f6j7m5hujsa6ua5wmsqracfmc46h5q63hsnkfkq5rvshwq5tkykqxvd0qp https://mastodon.allnutt.net/system/accounts/avatars/000/000/001/original/9ad18fd3226a2c62.jpg https://mastodon.allnutt.net/system/accounts/avatars/000/000/001/original/9ad18fd3226a2c62.jpg https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsvf92wmpc07ea6c9u7q3hzvjh0e6veu82y8h7he04sya55calz50qzyp82tmwjlj2rhtnk3mwqq0hp80zh27sr2x7zwexczsdjzacz3wcjcxlvwfu In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsqjyfsd2xt49tuhv4wvrxt5f2cyyrw8jx4alz4aye7uf339rc36kqwv7l4q'>nevent1q…7l4q</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Personally, I am... wary of arbitration clauses.They can be less formal (and potentially cheaper) that going to The Court. But there are structural issues (an asymmetry of power) that can be abused. I would rather see an _option_ for arbitration than a mandate for it. 2025-06-19T16:58:39Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsqjyfsd2xt49tuhv4wvrxt5f2cyyrw8jx4alz4aye7uf339rc36kqzyp82tmwjlj2rhtnk3mwqq0hp80zh27sr2x7zwexczsdjzacz3wcjcstp0mw In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsyxl97rywymes5crphj34p8euul5nvyd7uu3hcdlx3kmq8fad4s6gw6ann7'>nevent1q…ann7</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I will concede that you didn&#39;t intentionally peddle untruth so &#34;disinformation&#34; is too strong. &#34;Misinformation&#34; would still be appropriate, though IMO.<br/><br/>You asserted, without evidence, that mastodon.social&#39;s managers could cause somebody&#39;s death and suffer no consequences, then &#34;I am trying not to be dramatic here&#34;.<br/><br/>My contention is that making that assertion is irresponsible, irrespective of whether arbitration is good or bad a) in this case, specifically; or b) in general. 2025-06-19T16:58:28Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsffkuvcc0uf45dcwk4smhdgmv5qmezj7aj8yu490h9cmvqkrwx7xqzyp82tmwjlj2rhtnk3mwqq0hp80zh27sr2x7zwexczsdjzacz3wcjcdh8f9t In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsfq0vmqnkvhhw8j7v8r7h2vf3ttxulux84fas9uw98f6zkrme5a6q7lxh7w'>nevent1q…xh7w</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>(The CJEU case law is also retained EU law in the UK post-Brexit, with the High court saying &#34;there can be no dispute that the UTCCD represents public policy&#34; in the scope of the Arbitration Act 1996 - Para 105 of Payward v Chechetkin, [2023] EWHC 1780 (Comm)) 2025-06-19T16:12:23Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsfq0vmqnkvhhw8j7v8r7h2vf3ttxulux84fas9uw98f6zkrme5a6qzyp82tmwjlj2rhtnk3mwqq0hp80zh27sr2x7zwexczsdjzacz3wcjccnl6sr In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsvany0vpmc37wqgaljnpm3990gl5e2ypape74cs0k35new28e8e5s9de5wl'>nevent1q…e5wl</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Okay, well then:<br/><br/>* Council Directive 93/13/EEC - unfair terms in a consumer contract are not binding on the consumer. Annex 1(a) and (q) are particularly relevant here.<br/><br/>* CJEU cases C-168/05 and C‑40/08 - Arbitration awards where the arbitration clause is unfair are to be annulled, even if the unfairness wasn&#39;t argued during the arbitral proceedings. 2025-06-19T16:10:23Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqszthtx3l4j9nk62v6c56ckggwmqypmgaua2p0h3yfrqg5tjqvufqczyp82tmwjlj2rhtnk3mwqq0hp80zh27sr2x7zwexczsdjzacz3wcjc85xq80 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqst5s23fp6kcked3jf3uvs7azf5080l2hnhhyr5ppscvnylg3meursxvp3dp'>nevent1q…p3dp</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Where are *your* citations that show that a German organisation would be shielded, under German arbitration law, from all consequences of it causing a death?<br/><br/>After all, you made that original claim, you should be able to provide evidence that it&#39;s true, right? 2025-06-19T15:05:28Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqst38pepyludw3m9stltjayl0378zn8py00xrmm9gy4mxsxj2m60cqzyp82tmwjlj2rhtnk3mwqq0hp80zh27sr2x7zwexczsdjzacz3wcjcr4g5xn In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqspm5pjvwhe9h66krn5ryarxn5nggqjjfxcu6gv3y4kds7k0psmnuq0vd6gt'>nevent1q…d6gt</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Well I would be *incredibly* surprised if England and Wales would allow an arbitration clause to ouster the court when it comes to an action resulting from a party to an agreement causing another party&#39;s death.<br/><br/>I would expect the same in most other European territories too as Article 2 of the ECHR places a positive obligation on states to protect the right to life - preventing criminal or civil proceedings for causing a death would almost certainly violate that. 2025-06-19T14:09:47Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsfgv8ngrax88dmjkvph6fyy6vvxtdswzlpqvvtncf8k9h8jne2mrgzyp82tmwjlj2rhtnk3mwqq0hp80zh27sr2x7zwexczsdjzacz3wcjc7unjfj I&#39;m disappointed by <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1fdrpydz4n2dpgpy5xhsa6rjg8ytggn82mt0addw6sf93272nhhnqsjlvhs" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Cory Doctorow</span> (<span class="italic">npub1fdr…lvhs</span>)</a></span>&#39;s posts regarding mastodon.social&#39;s proposed terms of service.<br/><br/>Saying that the arbitration clause would allow the instance&#39;s management to cause a user&#39;s death and face no consequences is - frankly - *disinformation*.<br/><br/>Yeah, he cites the Disney issue but he ignores the vital fact that Berlin is not Florida - not everything or everywhere is as fucked up as the United States.<br/><br/>This isn&#39;t to say that the arb clause is good, but those posts arguing against are *bad* 2025-06-19T12:50:33Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsveuq2flqyu0e6krszgvfknamcsdf68sy2f9al5zwmva3mph3vnqszyp82tmwjlj2rhtnk3mwqq0hp80zh27sr2x7zwexczsdjzacz3wcjczylspy Burned-in subtitles? huh? Why does Italy have these but others didn&#39;t #Eurovision 2025-05-17T20:23:26Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs2gdwf24xzv63rngnnkru92px70fspte48jnhdzc8wkhp3cg3q9zszyp82tmwjlj2rhtnk3mwqq0hp80zh27sr2x7zwexczsdjzacz3wcjc856jnk In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsdtjmmqqrsm7tav9penle05ufnau3yq3f3h5p2t0yyhvsnkcjyx9qm9smlf'>nevent1q…smlf</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Embedded schema.org metadata in websites? Granted there are only a couple of consumers, but a large number of publishers 2024-05-29T15:38:06Z