Comment by hn_go_brrrrr
5 years ago
There's virtually no chance that the automated system that banned him knew the account belonged to someone with whom Stadia was doing business. Even if we assume there's a list of high profile people/accounts not to automatically disable, I can't see him being on it.
I think the point is that he has direct business with Google and yet _even he_ can't get his account unbanned.
If someone in that position is screwed, an average joe is most definitely screwed.
Notably, it also happened to an employee's husband:
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=24791357
I think I'm going to spend the next few days working on a backup strategy for all my google related data and accounts...
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It's possible to have a system that marks high profile accounts that shouldn't have automated actions applied ... that it appears Google doesn't have something like this is worrying.
Then again, if all high profile accounts were exempt from being auto banned then there would be even less chance of problems being brought to light.
they then become high profile targets for takeovers, and can run amok for too long before being disabled.
He is developer of Terraria including their official Youtube has been suspended. What does a guy have to do to become a true Scotsman? Fall acy?