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Yes they do, as they should. Ebay is in an extremely competitive market and you have lots of other options, if you're abusing their service they need to be allowed to ban you. Imagine if Amazon wasn't allowed to ban scammers, or if they couldn't refuse a login portal to a user, allowing infinite attempts. It's important they get to decide whether to deliver a page to you, let alone keep you as a user.

If we were talking about some government-run water utility then sure, it would different, but a private online store can ban users without ruining their life, and if you're opposed to this new rule you should stop using them in protest.





> > Ebay does not have the right ... to violate law even to protect themselves.

> Yes they do, as they should.

No they should not, and I cannot believe you could say any such thing in good faith.

> if you're abusing their service they need to be allowed to ban you

Who said anything about "abusing their service"?

> Imagine if Amazon wasn't allowed to ban scammers

Nobody is talking about banning scammers.

Don't do this: Don't argue in bad faith. You can still disagree and think companies have the right to commit crimes, but you don't have to act like I'm saying something that I'm clearly not!

> but a private online store can ban users

Actually they can't, because we're now talking about users instead of scammers and abusers: There's something called the Americans for Disability Act, and it protects access to storefronts and no a private online store CANNOT ban users who need an accessibility tool.




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