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Legal Lockout is the implementation of terms that modify users' legal rights or access to legal remedies. <!-- Copied from the category page as a start. Needs expanded (obviously) -->
'''Legal Lockout''' is a form of [[Rights stripping|rights stripping]] where terms are implemented that modify users' legal rights or access to legal remedies. A common legal lockout practice is to implement [[Forced arbitration|forced arbitration]] of some kind.


== Consumer rights impact ==<!-- TODO -->
==Consumer rights impact==<!-- TODO -->


== Incidents ==
==Incidents==


=== Activision Blizzard account lock ===
===Activision Blizzard account lock and forced arbitration===
Main article: [[Activision Blizzard account lock and forced arbitration]]<!-- TODO -->
Main article: [[Activision Blizzard account lock and forced arbitration]]<!-- TODO -->


=== Smartwool adds forced arbitration to EULA ===
===Smartwool adds forced arbitration to EULA===
Main article: [[Smartwool adds forced arbitration to EULA]]<!-- TODO -->
Main article: [[Smartwool adds forced arbitration to EULA]]<!-- TODO -->
[[Category:Legal Lockout]]
[[Category:Rights Stripping]]
[[Category:Anti-consumer practices]]
[[Category:Common terms]]
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Legal Lockout is a form of rights stripping where terms are implemented that modify users' legal rights or access to legal remedies. A common legal lockout practice is to implement forced arbitration of some kind.

Consumer rights impact

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Incidents

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Activision Blizzard account lock and forced arbitration

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Main article: Activision Blizzard account lock and forced arbitration

Smartwool adds forced arbitration to EULA

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Main article: Smartwool adds forced arbitration to EULA