On today's episode of "This shouldn't be legal"...
Source: https://twitter.com/A_Seagull/status/1789468582281400792
Fucking bonkers. Between this an McD's changing their ToS to say using their app waives any right to non-arbitration dispute, something needs to be done about companies trying to effectively write new laws into their ToS. This shit is beyond egregious
Number three combo, hold the freedom please
Sincere thank you for providing what I was referencing 👍
They can write anything they want in a TOS, doesn't mean it's legally enforceable.
even then, it's essentially paywalling your rights. you need to go to court, wait for the matter to be adjudicated, hope it works out in your favor, run out any potential appeals, all while paying attorneys and not being able to do something you're legally entitled to do. If you can't do all that, then your rights are moot.
Yeah, it's time to nip this on the front end though. ToS are such a part of daily life now. They should be regulated to be concise, use standardized consumer-friendly language, and have bounds against non-arbitration and other nonsense like this. This sort of legislation is well overdue.
which tv manufacturer was it that updated their eula and if you didn't agree it bricked your tv?
Roku had a new agreement that if you didn't agree you couldn't access the TV
No satire? Guess anything on the internet is out of the question then.
Engaging or providing subjective negative reviews
What do they think a review is?! If they wanted an advertisement, buy an ad spot on Google ya cheap bastards.
Because they want the benefits of advertising with the power of word-of-mouth, all at the expense of free.
That they think they can get away with it is bananas to me.
I saw that line and immediately thought "oh ho ho, we have a loophole. This wasn't a subjective review, it was entirely objective. The game is objectively shit."
No way they can enforce that. I hope nobody is going to intimidated by this.
This isn't a "we'll sue you" clause, it's a "we'll never do business with you again" clause
Which is usually unwritten but understood. It's wild that they put it in writing.
I hope there is a bunch of really sarcastic positive reviews, listing everything they hate about the game as if it’s what they really love about the game.
The ToS forbids satirical reviews. I'd start a review by reading out this portion of the ToS and then make a list of things I hate, just saying I'm not allowed to talk about this aspect of the game, or this aspect of the game, etc, etc.
It must be a REALLY good game. Only the best games that were already going to get high reviews would ever resort to such a policy
"I signed a contract that forbids me from saying anything negative about this game. I am therefore contractually obligated to say nothing"
Shows that they have amazing confidence in their product. This is the same to me as saying "We know it sucks so please don't say so if we give you this key."
My first thought is: This is probably a shitty game because if it was good, they wouldn't be worried.
It says not to leave "subjective bad reviews". As in, objectively bad is fine.
It also says you can't compare it to other games "maliciously." What the fuck does that even mean?
"Marvel Rivals is just as bad as Cyberpunk 2077 at launch."
???
Not being able to make satirical comments about any game-related material would mean nobody could say something like, "Controlling Iron Man feels like fighting Jarvis for control of the suit", or "Storm is as effective as a light breeze"
This is utter hogshit, but also seems relatively easy to work around. "I am legally forbidden from sharing my opinions on the quality of Marvel Rivals." is a pretty clear and succinct review that technically flies under their legal fuckery.
these ass hats know what they are risking. they just plan for a "sorry we got caught" apology ready if needed in the hopes that they get away with it.
This is market manipulation at its best. The whole board should be jailed for it.
Every reviewer who signed this should post a review, but of the business practices and why not to buy the game.
They saw what MKBHD's honest reviews did to Fisker and Humane and said "can we stop that from happening?"
Well that's stupid. Getting negative reviews is also a good thing. It allows you to re-evaluate your product(s). Pretty much you're going to sell a half assed product, pretending it's amazing because you refused to take critically-negative feedback from your paying customers. Guess they just want to completely obliterate their company.
That's by design. They weren't interested in writing a good game or getting honest feedback. They wanted everyone to buy it and get money for it.
As stupid as it is, it doesn't stop a creator from simply demonstrating issues, without commentary. Just show people the issues and don't remark on them.
That being said, nobody should sign this. Trying to forbid people from making satirical remarks? What the crap?
This is so stupid. Isn't this a free-to-play game? With one-time-purchase games you can try to fool people, then take your money and leave while people complain about the game behind you.
But this is a free-to-play game, they intend to make money by gradual ongoing revenue from in-game purchases, etc. You can't fool people who are actively playing the game.
The contract hurts their image, and prevents them from receiving critical feedback.
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