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X adds Twitch to its advertising boycott lawsuit (www.engadget.com)
submitted 2 months ago by [email protected] to c/technology
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[โ€“] spankmonkey 73 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Amazing how terms of service apparently carry the same weight as laws, yet can be changed arbitrarily by businesses on a whim.

[โ€“] [email protected] 8 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

It also wouldn't fly in the EU anyway.

Any lawsuits have to be brought in the country in which the citizen bringing the suit lives. So if I wanted to sue Twitter I literally would have to do them where I live. There is no way for me to sue them in Texas since I'm not a citizen of Texas or the US.