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This is a list of all consumer-protection incidents this company is involved in. Any incidents not mentioned here can be found in the [[:Category:{{FULLPAGENAME}}|{{PAGENAME}} category]]. | This is a list of all consumer-protection incidents this company is involved in. Any incidents not mentioned here can be found in the [[:Category:{{FULLPAGENAME}}|{{PAGENAME}} category]]. | ||
=== Forced Arbitration === | |||
In Nvidia's terms of service regarding accessing their website, under "Informal Resolution" users are required to agree to resolve legal disputes with Nvidia by arbitration from Judicial Arbitration and Mediation Services (JAMS).<ref>{{Cite web |title=NVIDIA Legal Notices |url=https://www.nvidia.com/en-gb/about-nvidia/terms-of-service/ |access-date=2025-06-19 |website=NVIDIA |language=en-gb}}</ref> | |||
===Stagnation of Consumer GPU Offerings (''date'')=== | |||
Since assuming it's dominant position at the top of the consumer GPU market, Nvidia has been credibly accused of [[shrinkflation]] across it's entire product lineup.<ref>https://youtu.be/2tJpe3Dk7Ko?si=zP7STlfrJI0lmoAJ</ref> | |||
===12VHPWR Connector Failures (2022 - Present)=== | |||
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===RTX 50-series GPUs Missing ROPs (2025 - Present)=== | |||
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===Threatening Hardware Unboxed (''date'')=== | ===Threatening Hardware Unboxed (''date'')=== | ||
{{Main|link to the main article}} | {{Main|link to the main article}} | ||
Short summary of the incident (could be the same as the summary preceding the article). | Short summary of the incident (could be the same as the summary preceding the article). | ||
===Data scraping without permission for AI training (2024)=== | |||
<ref>{{Cite web |last=Cole |first=Samantha |date=5 Aug 2024 |title=Leaked Documents Show Nvidia Scraping ‘A Human Lifetime’ of Videos Per Day to Train AI |url=https://www.404media.co/nvidia-ai-scraping-foundational-model-cosmos-project/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250414032908/https://www.404media.co/nvidia-ai-scraping-foundational-model-cosmos-project/ |archive-date=14 Apr 2025 |access-date=15 Jun 2025 |website=404 Media}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Morales |first=Jowi |date=6 Aug 2024 |title=Nvidia accused of scraping ‘A Human Lifetime’ of videos per day to train AI |url=https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/artificial-intelligence/nvidia-accused-of-scraping-a-human-lifetime-of-videos-per-day-to-train-ai |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250211081108/https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/artificial-intelligence/nvidia-accused-of-scraping-a-human-lifetime-of-videos-per-day-to-train-ai |archive-date=11 Feb 2025 |access-date=15 Jun 2025 |website=Tom's Hardware}}</ref><!-- Elaborate on the scale of the data collection, companies that also do this, and possibly how it ties into lobbying for no regulation --> | |||
===GeForce previews (''date'')=== | ===GeForce previews (''date'')=== | ||
=== GeForce Partner Program (up to 2018) === | ===GeForce Partner Program (up to 2018)=== | ||
{{Main|{{wplink|GeForce Partner Program}}}} | {{Main|{{wplink|GeForce Partner Program}}}} | ||
The program ended in 2018.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Teeple |first=John |date=4 May 2018 |title=Pulling the Plug on GPP, Leaning into GeForce |url=https://blogs.nvidia.com/blog/2018/05/04/gpp/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180504191609/https://blogs.nvidia.com/blog/2018/05/04/gpp/ |archive-date=4 May 2018 |access-date=15 Jun 2025 |website=Nvidia Blog}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Forrest |first=Derek published |date=4 May 2018 |title=Nvidia Ends Notorious GeForce Partner Program |url=https://www.tomshardware.com/news/nvidia-ends-geforce-partner-program,37008.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250325085921/https://www.tomshardware.com/news/nvidia-ends-geforce-partner-program,37008.html |archive-date=25 Mar 2025 |access-date=15 Jun 2025 |website=Tom's Hardware}}</ref><!-- Elaborate on why it was discontinued, and what the controversy was about --> | The program ended in 2018.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Teeple |first=John |date=4 May 2018 |title=Pulling the Plug on GPP, Leaning into GeForce |url=https://blogs.nvidia.com/blog/2018/05/04/gpp/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180504191609/https://blogs.nvidia.com/blog/2018/05/04/gpp/ |archive-date=4 May 2018 |access-date=15 Jun 2025 |website=Nvidia Blog}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Forrest |first=Derek published |date=4 May 2018 |title=Nvidia Ends Notorious GeForce Partner Program |url=https://www.tomshardware.com/news/nvidia-ends-geforce-partner-program,37008.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250325085921/https://www.tomshardware.com/news/nvidia-ends-geforce-partner-program,37008.html |archive-date=25 Mar 2025 |access-date=15 Jun 2025 |website=Tom's Hardware}}</ref><!-- Elaborate on why it was discontinued, and what the controversy was about --> | ||