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I mean I do totally understand why someone would choose not to try to battle a big tech company, for sure. But it strikes me at first glance as obviously anti-
by CPLX 3y ago
I mean I do totally understand why someone would choose not to try to battle a big tech company, for sure.
But it strikes me at first glance as obviously anti-competitive, and reaching out or filing a complaint with the FTC and its international equivalents would be one starting point.
The FTC has been paying attention these days, you might actually get something moving.
- jacquesm 3y agoHe will get something moving alright: Shopify will nix his partner agreement in a heartbeat and it will never ever be re-instated. These things are next to impossible to win for the smaller party unless you have all the time in the world and extremely deep pockets.
- CPLX 3y agoIt seems unlikely to me that simply contacting a federal regulator (while not actually breaking the TOS) would result in that kind of retaliation. Presumably Shopify has at least one person in their general counsel’s office that’s not a complete fucking moron.