I might have an argument for that, and it's based on money.
Most gamers have thousands of dollars in games through steam, even if they only spent hundreds of dollars because they bought them all on sales.
Maybe they could get away with banning someone from their forums, but banning them from the ownership of their property? The first thing it would cause is a major class action lawsuit, but given the money involved it would be a good way to start causing real furor at a company that really hasn't involved itself in a culture war.
On a side note, if they did, it could be really helpful to re-push physical media as a result.
I might have an argument for that, and it's based on money.
Most gamers have thousands of dollars in games through steam, even if they only spent hundreds of dollars because they bought them all on sales.
Maybe they could get away with banning someone from their forums, but banning them from the ownership of their property? The first thing it would cause is a major class action lawsuit, but given the money involved it would be a good way to start causing real furor at a company that really hasn't involved itself in a culture war.
On a side note, if they did, it could be really helpful to re-push physical media as a result.
I'm talking about increased censorship, not outright banning of accounts, though.
That they can get away with, yes.