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Re:Twitch will ban users for 'severe misconduct' that occurs... by Alupis on Wednesday April 07, 2021 @06:26PM (#26732289)
No public schools banned Harry Potter, because they cannot do so.

And a private school "banning" a book isn't an actual ban. You could still purchase and read the book if you desired.

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Re:Twitch will ban users for 'severe misconduct' that occurs... by Jonnax on Wednesday April 07, 2021 @06:43PM (#26732474)
So a private company can do what they want?

But Twitch can't?

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Re:Twitch will ban users for 'severe misconduct' that occurs... by Alupis on Wednesday April 07, 2021 @06:54PM (#26732605)
I think we're having that debate right now, no?

Was it wrong for a private school to "ban" a book? I think so... do you?

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Re:Twitch will ban users for 'severe misconduct' that occurs... by Jonnax on Thursday April 08, 2021 @03:28AM (#26736046)
So you're having a different debate to what the article is about.

Do you think it's wrong for twitch to ban people for: "terrorist activities, child sexual exploitation, violent extremism, credible threats of mass violence, carrying out or deliberately acting as an accomplice to sexual assault and threatening Twitch or its staff."?

Banning a book isn't even in the same ball park. I think it's pathetic of the school.

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Re:Twitch will ban users for 'severe misconduct' that occurs... by ativzzz on Wednesday April 07, 2021 @07:31PM (#26733001)
Twitch is technically a public company (Amazon), but I don't think there's any difference in this case.
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