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Re:Ask HN: How do you fight unjust bans from online platforms? by FrontierPsych on Thursday November 24, 2022 @02:58AM (#33728819)
I know what you're saying but a utility company can't just cut off power or water to a home, just for no specific reason at all.

Personally, I think a lot of these platforms, at this point, are utilities. Without them, a person can't really interact with the larger world.

I know a lot of people will disagree with me, but that is just how I feel about it.

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Re:Ask HN: How do you fight unjust bans from online platforms? by _trampeltier on Thursday November 24, 2022 @04:14AM (#33729237)
I think a bit the same as you, an email account is a bit like an utility. But i don't think it will ever happen, a right to an email account, a right to have paypal, a right to have an youtube account.

I think just the EU has a right to have a basic banc account.

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