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Comment by graemep | Hacker News Reader

How is this different being banned from smartphones, Microsoft accounts, Google accounts, the banking system or whatever?

Technology enables central control. That has been obvious for decades now. AI makes it a bit worse.

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For this reason I try not to intermingle accounts. I won't touch good for email or other services because what happens if they decide using an ad blocker on youtube is bannable?

Owning your email accounts with your own domain is just a good idea given the state of things, even if you ultimately just deliver it into Gmail or whoever. It gives you the ability to spend an hour and have all your email appearing with someone else in the event that a companies algorithm goes haywire and cancels your accounts.

I route my own domain email to Gmail and do a regular Google takeout, but even the domain can be taken away if you're naughty.

You can choose a domain registrar that has customer support provided by humans.

You are still at the mercy of the legal system, but not unappealable AI decisions.

This is correct, even just google alone. Most people have their entire lives linked in some way or another to their email address. One ban and you're pretty screwed...

Well now the accounts are tracked with your real biometry which will be more and more common every month thanks to Persona.

And then, when they ban you, you will not be able to create a new account and continue. Every ban will be forever. Like getting on the no-fly list.

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