Dan GillmorDec 25, 2022

The New York Times has editorialized angrily against forced arbitration -- a system designed to protect companies from accountability.

So guess what I found in my inbox this morning. Yes! Subscribers to the NY Times must now submit to forced arbitration if there's a dispute:

https://help.nytimes.com/hc/en-us/articles/115014893428-Terms-of-service?launch_id=18232205#12

Show threadQuinn Norton
@dangillmor this is my shocked face.
Dec 26, 2022 at 5:06pmWeb
Show threadKing KaufmanDec 26, 2022

@quinn @dangillmor

I was at the Oakland Tribune, the first major metro daily owned by a Black person, as it was helping lead the campaign for the MLK holiday.

When at long last the MLK holiday became law, we Trib employees naturally assumed we'd be getting it off.

Guess what.

Show threadQuinn NortonDec 26, 2022

@kingkaufman @dangillmor

😒

august is hard for sure but i really like france this way.