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TikTok requires users to “forever waive” rights to sue over past harms (arstechnica.com)
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[–] [email protected] 14 points 9 months ago (3 children)

Except in several states if any of the contract is invalid it all is.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 9 months ago (1 children)

In the United States where TikTok is based, contracts can include "severability clauses" that state that in the event any part of the contract is deemed unenforceable, the other parts are still good

[–] [email protected] -1 points 9 months ago (2 children)

Uhhh tiktok is based in China

[–] [email protected] 6 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

it's owned by a Chinese company, but TikTok itself is based in the US

[–] [email protected] 2 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Wasn't there a big hoohar about that a couple of years ago which meant they had to move?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (1 children)

Corporate:'I'm sorry you were looking for an issue with tik tok. the problem is. tik tok is not the issue.'

due to dividends untold tik tok just money guns politicians in the cooter till they spazzin...

[–] [email protected] 7 points 9 months ago

That’s not a common thing in American contracts. Severability clauses take care of that.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Is that true? I can't find any source for it, except very specific cases where the language and contents of the contract matter.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 9 months ago (1 children)

IANAL; However Usually the contracts have a severability clause, meaning even if some parts of that contract are null and void the rest of it stands minus the parts that are illegal. Does that mean those clauses are also null and void depending on locality? Again IANAL, but I believe it's pretty settled contract law at least in the US.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago (1 children)

There's zero chance that any user agreements ever have those.

Djtecha seemed to be saying there is some blanket rule in some states.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago

It's a pretty common clause in most contracts, so I'm not sure why you're so confident that they aren't used in EULAs