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As tech faces a reckoning, what you do offline can get you banned

Earlier this month, Twitch announced it would start banning users for behavior away from its site.

The move by Amazon Inc's AMZN.O live-streaming platform involved hiring a law firm to conduct investigations into users' misconduct, a new twist in the latest prominent example of tech companies acting on "off-service" behavior.

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