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While I could care less about the type of leakers being discussed in the OP (though I admit I do like knowing about new Pokemon ahead of time, helps me team build and get more excited); my biggest worry with companies clamping down with stuff like this is that it will also make it harder for important leaks to happen that people in these threads seem to ignore and not care about.

AKA leaks that reveal toxic work environments, abuses of powers, bigotry, sexual harassment, crunch etc and to a lesser extent important context for behind the scenes of troubled productions and controversies. Jason Schreier's career wouldn't be as it is if people weren't willing to risk retribution from the toxic leaders to leak info about those abuses; so much of the video games industries horror stories and abuses of power wouldn't be known if this info wasn't leaked out to Journalists or developers willing the possibly destroy their careers because they refuse to remain silent.

It really bothers me that after Jason's article revealing the horror stories behind Anthem and Bioware's previous games, the response from Bioware's higher ups (after trying to disparage Jason didn't work) was to ban their staff from talking to media, making it harder for us to know about the treatment of their employees. That to me is not something we should be cheering unanimously about just because an opportunistic leaker got caught out.

   

https://www.resetera.com/threads/jason-schreier-rumours-go-dark-as-video-game-leakers-face-a-reckoning-includes-interview-with-pyoro.907929/page-6?post=124833444#post-124833444