Re:Twitch will ban users for 'severe misconduct' that occurs...
by lmm on Wednesday April 07, 2021 @10:13PM
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"We can ban anyone at will for any reason or none" (which is what this kind of policy amounts to) is corrosive to actual accountability. Twitch are appointing themselves as judge, jury and executioner; there's no evidentiary standard, no right of appeal, no procedural safeguards. It's the same kind of "accountability" as the Star Chamber - a way for the strong to impose their will on the weak.
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Re:Twitch will ban users for 'severe misconduct' that occurs...
by nine_k on Wednesday April 07, 2021 @10:34PM
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Twitch is a private company. You are free to not use their services (which may be a good idea).
Re:Twitch will ban users for 'severe misconduct' that occurs...
by lmm on Wednesday April 07, 2021 @10:46PM
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Limited-liability companies are an unnatural, artificial privilege; perhaps we should tolerate them when they serve some social purpose, but they should be held accountable like any other government-backed entity (since that is in fact what they are). More to the point, pragmatically the likes of twitch are harder to avoid than many national governments.