Jesus, again already?
Right after they made you sign a thing saying you can’t sue them lol
In which kind of country would that even be legal/enforceable lmao
Remember that forced arbitration clause that was in the news last month?
Guess I’ll pick this moment to remind people that this forced arbitration thing is a scare tactic and is not legally binding. You can still sue (assuming you have the funds or a lawyer willing to work pro bono).
We all fucking knew it!!!
That’s why these mother fuckers forced that agreement a month ago
Honestly though, a bunch of other businesses and services started pulling that arbitration shit recently too.
Really? Which ones? So I can keep away from their shit too
Discord is another, goes into effect on the 15th
Man I can’t remember off hand. I know LG has been doing that shit.
I got an email in the last week from either PayPal or Comcast with regards to arbitration. I threw it away.
Edit Found it, it was Hulu
TBF the report says this was done using credential stuffing, so it wasn’t really Roku’s fault.
It wasn’t forced. You could opt out.
The agreement that was a pop-up you could only accept?
My dog answered that before I got a look at it. Is that legally binding?
Sure that argument is fine and all, but you could also just mail them a letter.
Both approaches are moot because you and I don’t have the money or time to fight a huge enterprise or to
bridelobby government officials.
By sending a physical mail to their office, if what I’ve heard on smashing security is correct.
Not just physical mail. The letter had to have the serial numbers of all devices associated with your account.
Sure, let me go digging behind my TV with all of my free time so that I can give you information you already have, dicks.
Correct. Are you unfamiliar with stamps and paper? Sure it’s dumb and unfair that they force such a thing, but it takes 10 mins instead of 10 seconds. They’re not requiring hand delivery.
Actually, I kinda am. I’ve only sent paper mail maybe once or twice in my life. I mean, it’s not so hard of course but still.
Agreed. Is exactly how I felt doing it. It’s not so hard, but still.
Oh, so you actually sent one? I don’t have a Roku device (I don’t think they are sold where I live). What did you write them? Did you get some kind of response? Have they made the pop-up go away, and can you use your device like normal?
I sent a letter with the info they asked for. No response. The popup was a one time thing for some people. I never even saw it, but I did get an email with the new tos (which is why I sent them the letter)
Device works fine. This never impacted anyone’s actual device in any way.
Bias Disclaimer: I’m a Roku fanboy.
At this point, why even consider getting a Roku?
Note, I rarely, if ever, use a TV anymore, so smart TVs have never appealed to me. But Roku seems to be very anti consumer (between the forced arbitration and their ad policy), so I don’t understand why someone looking to get a smart TV would actually want a Roku over an alternative.
Maybe I’m just poorly informed, but it just seems like almost anything else should be a better option?