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	In September 2024, [[Valve]] removed both the individual [[Forced Arbitration\|binding arbitration]] requirements and class-action waiver from the [https://store.steampowered.com/subscriber_agreement Steam Subscriber Agreement], which is, essentially, [[Steam]]'s [[End-~~User License Agreement~~]]. This was done because of a pending [https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.wawd.337957/gov.uscourts.wawd.337957.1.0.pdf class-action lawsuit] wherein "the named Plaintiffs won binding decisions from arbitrators rendering Valve's arbitration provision unenforceable for both lack of notice and because it impermissibly seeks to bar public injunctive relief."[1]		In September 2024, [[Valve]] removed both the individual [[Forced Arbitration\|binding arbitration]] requirements and class-action waiver from the [https://store.steampowered.com/subscriber_agreement Steam Subscriber Agreement], which is, essentially, [[Steam]]'s [[End-user license agreement]]. This was done because of a pending [https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.wawd.337957/gov.uscourts.wawd.337957.1.0.pdf class-action lawsuit] wherein "the named Plaintiffs won binding decisions from arbitrators rendering Valve's arbitration provision unenforceable for both lack of notice and because it impermissibly seeks to bar public injunctive relief."[1]

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