all users persecutable by brazilian law. its not about internet access or the platforms themselves, its about what you say and do publicly. the internet is just an extension of it, its pretty much like you commited that crime IRL.
said criminal or racist shit on twitter, and courts caught wind of it? believe it or not straight to court. most people get away with it, but its harder if you are famous but not rich enough to dismiss the accusations. or if someone sues you for it of course.
on the other hand the article seems to talk about a common side effect of capitalism. humanity is more than this, it can be understood and defeated if we put our minds and effort to it.
it used to be that seeing someone wear a rare item ingame would inspire some respect for his grind, it was like that player had a fresh pair of jordans or sick frosty tips.
after microtransactions in mmorpgs its all meaningless. looking cool feels dorky and lame now.
either that or being very misinformed