Ok, this particular case is interesting and certainly looks concerning.
Checked his handle [1] and yeah, it's still "suspended" over 6 months later. And while it only says "suspended" there, according to this thread [2], the message he originally got was that he had been "permanently suspended", which does imply a ban. And is also somewhat disingenuous because a suspension should imply temporality.
Appreciate you providing the link. Perhaps I've been living in a bit of a bubble because I hadn't heard of this.