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This provision operationalizes unilateral fee modification authority while establishing a procedural requirement for advance notification and a user option to exit before new fees apply. The structure creates a condition precedent for fee changes to take effect—users must either accept the new terms or cease use before the effective date.
The updated terms establish mandatory arbitration as the exclusive dispute resolution mechanism for influencers, replacing direct court access in California and Australia. Under the revised language, any dispute with Whatnot must proceed through arbitration under the main Terms of Service, which includes a class action waiver. This means influencers cannot bring class or collective claims and cannot access court proceedings except where the main Terms of Service explicitly permits. The practical effect is that individual influencers seeking to resolve disagreements with Whatnot over payments, account suspension, content disputes, or contractual interpretation must use arbitration rather than litigation.
View change record →Australian sellers using Whatnot are now required to resolve all disputes through arbitration rather than through Australian courts. The updated terms state that disputes will be resolved exclusively under the main Terms of Service arbitration provisions, removing the previous option to bring legal action in Los Angeles courts or pursue jury trials. The terms no longer include language allowing court proceedings, except where the main Terms of Service expressly permit.
View change record →Strategic sellers on Whatnot are now subject to mandatory arbitration for all disputes with the platform instead of having access to California courts. The updated agreement states that arbitration under the main Terms of Service is the exclusive forum and procedure for resolving disputes, except only to the extent the Terms of Service expressly permit otherwise. This removes the right to jury trial and appeal to higher courts, streamlining dispute resolution to a single binding arbitration proceeding. You can review the arbitration provisions in Section 21 of Whatnot's main Terms of Service to understand the specific procedures and limitations that will apply to any dispute.
View change record →Users operate under fee structures that Whatnot may modify unilaterally, provided notice is delivered through specified channels and a period exists between notification and implementation. The mechanism permits users to evaluate fee changes and discontinue service rather than accepting modified terms.
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This provision operationalizes unilateral fee modification authority while establishing a procedural requirement for advance notification and a user option to exit before new fees apply. The structure creates a condition precedent for fee changes to take effect—users must either accept the new terms or cease use before the effective date.
Users operate under fee structures that Whatnot may modify unilaterally, provided notice is delivered through specified channels and a period exists between notification and implementation. The mechanism permits users to evaluate fee changes and discontinue service rather than accepting modified terms.
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