David Gerard, 20/01/2015 15:38:
As I noted, this is a legal stick
There was no indication whatsoever from the WMF that these actions were required by law.
It's possible they were, sure. But we are abandoned to mere speculation from supporters of either interpretation. See talk page on transparency: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Talk:WMF_Global_Ban_Policy#Transparency_repo...
Nemo