The terms require users to initiate federal claims within one year and state law claims within two years and one day of the events giving rise to the dispute. Claims not initiated within these periods are stated to be permanently barred to the extent permitted by applicable law.
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The updated US terms introduce a two-year-and-one-day period for state law claims (compared to two years in the prior version), and retain the one-year period for federal claims. Both periods are shorter than the default statutory limitations periods for many federal and state consumer protection claims, and the enforceability of contractually shortened limitations periods for consumer claims varies across jurisdictions.
⚠ Claims not initiated within the contractual limitations periods are stated to be permanently barred to the extent permitted by applicable law
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Compare across platforms →"You and X agree that you must initiate any proceeding or action asserting a federal claim within one (1) year of the date of the occurrence of the event or facts giving rise to a dispute that is arising out of or related to these Terms or the Services. You and X agree that you must initiate any proceeding or action asserting a state law claim within two (2) years and one day of the date of the occurrence of the event or facts giving rise to a dispute that is arising out of or related to these Terms or the Services. Otherwise, to the extent permitted by applicable law, you forever waive the right to pursue any claim or cause of action, of any kind or character, based on such events or facts, and such claims or causes of action are permanently barred.Excerpt from X's Terms of Service
REGULATORY LANDSCAPE: Contractually shortened statutes of limitations are subject to scrutiny under state contract law and consumer protection statutes.
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The updated US terms introduce a two-year-and-one-day period for state law claims (compared to two years in the prior version), and retain the one-year period for federal claims. Both periods are shorter than the default statutory limitations periods for many federal and state consumer protection claims, and the enforceability of contractually shortened limitations periods for consumer claims varies across jurisdictions.
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