AlienHiveMind writes: “This case does highlight a growing and important legal and political problem brought about by today’s massive and powerful online platforms, not just in gaming but in social media: what happens when most or all of the things people do, say, hear, participate in, are done inside a privately owned online environment? How much power should the owners of that platform have to monitor, judge, censor and punish their virtual citizenry? Do we really have any rights when in such a corporately-controlled, virtual space?”
Source: N4G PC RuneScape's 'Muting' Case Highlights a Growing Social Challenge