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On the TOS: https://itch.io/docs/legal/terms#15-class-action-waiver

"YOU AND COMPANY AGREE NOT TO BRING OR PARTICIPATE IN A CLASS, COLLECTIVE, OR REPRESENTATIVE ACTION, PRIVATE ATTORNEY GENERAL ACTION OR COLLECTIVE ARBITRATION, EVEN IF ARBITRATION PROCEDURES OR RULES WOULD OTHERWISE ALLOW ONE. You and Company also agree not to seek to combine any action with any other action without the consent of all parties to this Agreement and all other actions.

If the agreement in this Section not to bring or participate in a class, collective or representative action, private attorney general action or collective arbitration should be found illegal or unenforceable, you and Company agree that it shall not be severable, that this entire Section shall be unenforceable and any claim or dispute would be resolved in court and not in a class or collective action."

There is nothing saying you can not sue them. Valve user Agreement has this cause: 

http://store.steampowered.com/subscriber_agreement/

"An arbitration is a proceeding before a neutral arbitrator, instead of before a judge or jury. Arbitration is less formal than a lawsuit in court, and provides more limited discovery. It follows different rules than court proceedings, and is subject to very limited review by courts. The arbitrator will issue a written decision and provide a statement of reasons if requested by either party. YOU UNDERSTAND THAT YOU AND VALVE ARE GIVING UP THE RIGHT TO SUE IN COURT AND TO HAVE A TRIAL BEFORE A JUDGE OR JURY."

And Legal books have known this since 1981:

n. a mini-trial, which may be for a lawsuit ready to go to trial, held in an attempt to avoid a court trial and conducted by a person or a panel of people who are not judges. The arbitration may be agreed to by the parties, may be required by a provision in a contract for settling disputes, or may be provided for under statute. To avoid clogged court calendars the parties often agree to have the matter determined by a panel such as one provided by the American Arbitration Association (which has a specific set of rules), a retired judge, some other respected lawyer, or some organization that provides these services. Usually contract-required arbitration may be converted into a legal judgment on petition to the court, unless some party has protested that there has been a gross injustice, collusion or fraud. Many states provide for mandatory arbitration of cases on a non-binding basis in the hope that these "mini-trials" by experienced attorneys will give the parties a clearer picture of the probable result and lead to acceptance of the arbitrator's decision. (See: arbitrator)

Copyright © 1981-2005 by Gerald N. Hill and Kathleen T. Hill.

What does this mean?

itch.io has a chance to have someone sue them if it breaks laws or unenforceable

While Valve says no you can not use us or bring us to court because you said yes to the User agreement and did agree you know such agreement.

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firecat: Your analysis is very impressive! Thanks for putting in the effort. Got nothing to add there, you pretty much said it all.

Unfortunately that's missing the point. According to our friend here, we're now supposedly trying to suppress a piece of proposed legislation (that wouldn't apply to us for at least two reasons). Which assumes the Itch staff somehow has the time and resources to lobby the US Congress, even if it made sense to do so in the first place. There's a word for that, and I probably don't need to say it.

We're going to cut this conversation short really soon now. The decision has already been made. Thanks again for all the help.

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this is the two of you right now, and a good portion of your website.

https://invidio.us/watch?v=TMTkedIUX8U

"you can't sue us because the TOS says so", *does not* come across like you think it does. are you now saying you are guilty, but hahaha i can't do anything about it? ah ok i see you're all dishonest shitbags then. good to know