What a piece of shit judge.
She basically said: "You signed a contract, the contract holder can change it at anytime without notice and without recompense. Sucks to suck."
Handing even more power to our corporate overlords.
this post was submitted on 20 Jul 2025
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There is recompense for the terms of the contract being changed, and that's being able to cancel the contract.
Can I just change amount of money I pay in that same contract then? Send them a letters saying the terms of our contract have been changed and now I'm paying $5 less a month?
Yes, you can! And they can cancel the contract too.
You're ok with a corporation changing the terms you agreed to AFTER you agreed to them?
If I signed a contract allowing them to do so, then I kinda have to be. Or, I could cancel the contract as previously stated.
Then you don't understand how truly widespread these anti-consumer practices are in contract law.
Contract changes should require notice so we as consumers can knowingly cancel our contracts if the changes do not meet our individual standards. Otherwise, corporations have the power to make us retroactively agree to hostile contract clauses.
Corporations could revoke a right we previously had under the contract that would now be against the new contract. We could be in breach of the new contract because they changed it without our knowledge or consent.
The only way for that to be "Fair" is if you are also able to change the terms of the contract, with them also able to cancel the contract.
Yes, that is also a possibility.
Not clear from the article, and I canceled before this. Did the ads get added mid subscription, since you usually buy a year adding ads halfway through is bullshit and shouldn't be allowed. If the change went into effect on renewal I'd feel differently.
They switched it on for everyone simultaneously. Don't want ads? Upgrade to this brand new higher tier at a "discount".