Japanese FFXIV streamer receives a suspension for using add-ons.

[Tigerlilley]

My take away from this is that Japanese forums are just as vicious and petty as the English ones. More so, perhaps. Brigading isn't usually tolerated.

[KageTokage]

My take away from this is that Japanese forums are just as vicious and petty as the English ones. More so, perhaps. Brigading isn't usually tolerated.

5Chan and related forums are rather notorious for pulling stunts like this.

Sometimes they're mostly harmless and silly, like rigging popularity polls to be overwhelming in favor of someone/something extremely unpopular. Other times, they can be more...malicious.