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===Reinforcement of forced arbitration (Sept. 2025)===

~~In September~~ 2025, following a data breach of a third-party service provider<ref>{{Cite web |last=Winder |first=David |date=2025-10-05 |title=Discord Confirms Users Hacked — Photos And Messages Accessed |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/daveywinder/2025/10/05/discord-confirms-users-hacked---photos-and-messages-accessed/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20251007024052/https://www.forbes.com/sites/daveywinder/2025/10/05/discord-confirms-users-hacked---photos-and-messages-accessed/ |archive-date=2025-10-06 |access-date=2025~~-10-06 |website=Forbes}}</ref>~~, Discord updated ~~their terms of service again. They~~ re-iterated their [[forced arbitration]] clause from March 2024, but gave users another option to opt-out of forced arbitration until October 29th, 2025 for existing accounts, or 30-days after initial agreement for new accounts.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-09-29 |title=Discord's Terms of Service |url=https://discord.com/terms#16 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20251007023150/https://discord.com/terms#16 |archive-date=2025-10-06 |access-date=2025-10-06 |website=Discord.com}}</ref> Users are automatically opted into the forced arbitration clause if no action is taken to specifically opt-out of forced arbitration within 30 days. Instead, if the users chose to delete their accounts~~, the platform~~, the platform forced them to accept the terms in order to access their account, from which to delete it; making ~~it so~~ mandatory~~, no matter the choice~~.

Announced August 29th, 2025, and put into effect September 29th, 2025, Discord updated and re-iterated their [[forced arbitration]] clause from March 2024, but gave users another option to opt-out of forced arbitration until October 29th, 2025 for existing accounts, or 30-days after initial agreement for new accounts.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-09-29 |title=Discord's Terms of Service |url=https://discord.com/terms#16 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20251007023150/https://discord.com/terms#16 |archive-date=2025-10-06 |access-date=2025-10-06 |website=Discord.com}}</ref> Users are automatically opted into the forced arbitration clause if no action is taken to specifically opt-out of forced arbitration within 30 days. Instead, if the users chose to delete their accounts, the platform forced them to accept the terms in order to access their account, from which to delete it; making accepting the new terms mandatory.

[[File:Discord Forced Arbitration 1.png|alt=An example of Discord forcing users to agree to arbitration if they want to continue using the application.|thumb|(2025-09-29) An example of Discord forcing users to agree to arbitration if they want to continue using the application. The terms of service at the time of this screenshot includes forced arbitration and disallows users from filing a class-action lawsuit.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Discord |date=2025-09-29 |title=Terms of Service {{!}} Discord |url=https://discord.com/terms |url-status=live |access-date=2025-09-29 |website=Discord}}</ref>]]

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 ===Reinforcement of forced arbitration (Sept. 2025)===
-In September 2025, following a data breach of a third-party service provider<ref>{{Cite web |last=Winder |first=David |date=2025-10-05 |title=Discord Confirms Users Hacked — Photos And Messages Accessed |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/daveywinder/2025/10/05/discord-confirms-users-hacked---photos-and-messages-accessed/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20251007024052/https://www.forbes.com/sites/daveywinder/2025/10/05/discord-confirms-users-hacked---photos-and-messages-accessed/ |archive-date=2025-10-06 |access-date=2025-10-06 |website=Forbes}}</ref>, Discord updated their terms of service again. They re-iterated their [[forced arbitration]] clause from March 2024, but gave users another option to opt-out of forced arbitration until October 29th, 2025 for existing accounts, or 30-days after initial agreement for new accounts.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-09-29 |title=Discord's Terms of Service |url=https://discord.com/terms#16 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20251007023150/https://discord.com/terms#16 |archive-date=2025-10-06 |access-date=2025-10-06 |website=Discord.com}}</ref> Users are automatically opted into the forced arbitration clause if no action is taken to specifically opt-out of forced arbitration within 30 days. Instead, if the users chose to delete their accounts, the platform, the platform forced them to accept the terms in order to access their account, from which to delete it; making it so mandatory, no matter the choice.
+Announced August 29th, 2025, and put into effect September 29th, 2025, Discord updated and re-iterated their [[forced arbitration]] clause from March 2024, but gave users another option to opt-out of forced arbitration until October 29th, 2025 for existing accounts, or 30-days after initial agreement for new accounts.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-09-29 |title=Discord's Terms of Service |url=https://discord.com/terms#16 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20251007023150/https://discord.com/terms#16 |archive-date=2025-10-06 |access-date=2025-10-06 |website=Discord.com}}</ref> Users are automatically opted into the forced arbitration clause if no action is taken to specifically opt-out of forced arbitration within 30 days. Instead, if the users chose to delete their accounts, the platform forced them to accept the terms in order to access their account, from which to delete it; making accepting the new terms mandatory.
 [[File:Discord Forced Arbitration 1.png|alt=An example of Discord forcing users to agree to arbitration if they want to continue using the application.|thumb|(2025-09-29) An example of Discord forcing users to agree to arbitration if they want to continue using the application.  The terms of service at the time of this screenshot includes forced arbitration and disallows users from filing a class-action lawsuit.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Discord |date=2025-09-29 |title=Terms of Service {{!}} Discord |url=https://discord.com/terms |url-status=live |access-date=2025-09-29 |website=Discord}}</ref>]]