Block inbound TCP segments with ACK=0 vs Block inbound TCP segments with SYN=1, how are they same?

Blocking inbound TCP segments with ACK=0
Blocking inbound TCP segments with SYN=1

Both prevent external clients from making TCP connections to internal clients, but allow internal clients to connect to outside. How?
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Apps like Twitch asking for Firewall exceptions: are we at risk of having our computer hacked?

I am installing the Twitch app, and a firewall warning popped up asking that I give permissions to use the app via private and/or public networks.
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