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Re:Activision Blizzard pushes out dozens of employees over w... by naiwenwt on Tuesday January 18, 2022 @12:22AM (#29975448)
Conversely, if someone makes their sandbox publicly available, they accept some risk that someone else in it may behave in a way that they don't like.

You can argue that Blizzard was well within their rights in punishing Blitzchung, but then Blizzard's audience is well within their rights to be upset with said punishment.

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Re:Activision Blizzard pushes out dozens of employees over w... by jonathankoren on Tuesday January 18, 2022 @12:52PM (#29982901)
> Conversely, if someone makes their sandbox publicly available, they accept some risk that someone else in it may behave in a way that they don't like.

Actually, you don’t have to accept that. That’s what moderation is for.

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Re:Activision Blizzard pushes out dozens of employees over w... by naiwenwt on Tuesday January 18, 2022 @01:50PM (#29983862)
Moderation is a method to manage the risk, if anything the existence of moderation indicates that platforms accept it to some extent.
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