Rather than ban users who used a coupon exploit to get a bunch of free games on Origin, EA is honoring all purchases.

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Google's push, coupled with the announcement by the 5 Point Cafe in Seattle to pre-emptively ban users of the gadget, has generated a lot of debate and given the campaign a boost, he said.

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Loz Kaye, the leader of Pirate Party UK, which had offered UK users a workaround for the ban on The Pirate Bay, said the BPI was "out of control".

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Immediately after the export ban on British beef was lifted, BBC News Online users were asked - Is British beef safe?

BBC: Special Report

Users in the UK may also face a wider ban later this year.

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Even on its settings for older users, the site employs teams of moderators to identify and ban any user spouting less-than-innocent language.

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High-profile users include the U.S. Department of Justice, which said a ban could disrupt essential government services.

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