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> You’d think that there’d be a “this person is high profile and any automated bans will cause a stink” flag on accounts

What does high profile mean? I've heard of Leon Spinks, the boxer, but I've never heard of Andrew Spinks in my life until today. People with 5 digit Twitter follower counts are actually a dime a dozen.

Even people who were obscure can become "high profile" for a day. That's how going viral works.

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Surely the creator of a video game that's sold tens of millions of copies, who also has an on-going business relationship with your company passes the bar?

My point is that literally millions of people could be considered "high profile". Does (the recently deceased) Leon Spinks pass the bar? I could go on naming semi-famous people indefinitely, they all ought to pass this bar.

I agree that it's a trickier line to draw than I initially considered. However, there are only ~200 developers building games for Google Stadia. If Google cannot guarantee it won't cut any of them off at a moment's notice, with — seemingly — no right to appeal, then I think that bodes very badly for the ongoing viability of Stadia.

Andrew Spinks isn't famous, but Terraria is. This probably cost Google a few million dollars for botching a simple customer support case.

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