Public directory being around since the beginning and a decade is great because your player number never changes and that is why it's excellent. Stealing from free companies, or people, changing server and name. You're not going kapoof. Harass raid group or people in a different life, people will know. The great achievement "hunter" was taken down over their own ineptitude. Tried to cover it up saying they play on PS5, but when you open their profile in-game they had no PSN ID. It's public knowledge if you are console to other console players. It's always better to police in-policy than take away functionality that has way more upside.

Also several people might just have outdated information. ToS was beefed up a in 2021 to allows SE to connect you to the game in anyway they see fit. Whether streaming, videos, or social media. YoshiP went after TOP world firsts that posted their video of mods. People being toxic to players on stream? Ban. Spoiling patch content on twitter before game is live? Banned. General nuisance behavior such as stalking episodes is covered, and maybe some just need to start sending reports. It doesn't matter if they see your name in blue or orange, it doesn't change the policy.


Please note that Square Enix may conduct investigations and issue a penalty in its discretion even if a report has not been filed if the act was confirmed publicly through online video, streaming services, or other means."