Updated: 2024-Apr-15.
Confirm this date matches Discord's most recent Terms of Service, located at this link. These documents were prepared by laypersons and not lawyers. We are not your representatives.
To opt out of Discord's arbitration clause in the United States, use this opt-out notice template below.
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Fill out your username, email, and signature.
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Email your opt-out notice to [email protected]
To Discord,
I am declining both the agreement to arbitrate and the class-action waiver in the new Discord Terms of Service.
Specifically, I am referring to the new Discord terms of service posted at https://discord.com/terms, effective 2024 April 15. I am opting out of the arbitration clause, and I am stating my disagreement to the class-action waivers, per section 16 "Settling disputes between you and Discord".
Consider this an unequivocal statement that I wish to opt out of the arbitration clause and the class-action waiver in the Discord Terms of Service. My account information is as follows:
Username: signature here
Email: Email here
Please update your records accordingly.
Best regards,
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Discord's Terms of Service include a class-action waiver and an arbitration clause. To opt-out, users can send an email to [email protected], but they must explicitly opt out to both the class-action waiver and the arbitration clause.
Discord does not explicitly list what data must be provided when opting out.
Discord requires opt-out within 30 days of notice, and considers any lapse in opt-out to bind someone to the arbitration clause. This means users must opt out of Discord's arbitration clause every time the Terms update.
As of this writing, Meta, Roblox, Discord, and Snapchat have an active case alleging the financial and sexual exploitation of an eleven year old, facilitated by the Discord platform.. The lawsuit is able to proceed because the plaintiffs are her parents, who do not use Snapchat or Discord, and are not bound by their clauses. This child is very lucky her parents were not bound by Discord's arbitration clause.
Because arbitration courts are not courts of law, there is very little insight into what Discord's arbitration proceedings look like.