“IF THE DISPUTE IS SUBJECT TO ARBITRATION, THE ARBITRATOR WILL NOT HAVE THE AUTHORITY TO COMBINE OR AGGREGATE CLAIMS, CONDUCT A CLASS ACTION, OR MAKE AN AWARD TO ANY PERSON OR ENTITY NOT A PARTY TO THE ARBITRATION.”
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By eliminating the arbitrator's authority to conduct class arbitration or consolidate claims, this clause requires each user to pursue disputes individually, removing the collective enforcement mechanism that class actions provide.
Readers must pursue any dispute against Perplexity AI individually; they cannot join their claim with others' claims or benefit from a class-wide arbitration award.
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"IF THE DISPUTE IS SUBJECT TO ARBITRATION, THE ARBITRATOR WILL NOT HAVE THE AUTHORITY TO COMBINE OR AGGREGATE CLAIMS, CONDUCT A CLASS ACTION, OR MAKE AN AWARD TO ANY PERSON OR ENTITY NOT A PARTY TO THE ARBITRATION.Excerpt from Perplexity AI's Terms of Service
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By eliminating the arbitrator's authority to conduct class arbitration or consolidate claims, this clause requires each user to pursue disputes individually, removing the collective enforcement mechanism that class actions provide.
Readers must pursue any dispute against Perplexity AI individually; they cannot join their claim with others' claims or benefit from a class-wide arbitration award.
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