Twitch will ban users for 'severe misconduct' that occurs away from its site

Re:Twitch will ban users for 'severe misconduct' that occurs... by echelon on Wednesday April 07, 2021 @05:13PM (#26731394)

There is only one Twitch.tv.

There were thousands of fourms. I ran one. Ezboard and other platforms made it easy to host one without even paying server bills.

But there's only one Twitch, and when they ban you, you're gone. Your audience is too.

This is what we get with platform monopolies.

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Re:Twitch will ban users for 'severe misconduct' that occurs... by some_furry on Wednesday April 07, 2021 @05:16PM (#26731427)

> They're essentially a public utility.

No, they're a website owned by a private company.

If you want there to be a public utility that provides the same service Twitch does, write to your representatives.

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