Blizzard's Huge Free Hong Kong Controversy

Blizzard's Huge Free Hong Kong Controversy

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Blizzard has been mired in controversy in the last few days after the banning of the pro Hearthstone player Blitzchung after making a political "Liberate Hong Kong, the revolution of our times" the rallying cry for the protesters in Hong Kong who are fighting to keep freedoms they had from being a British Colony not recognized by the Chinese government. It's a very sticky situation and I tried my best to come at it with a straight head. Without a doubt, I support Hong Kong, I think any Westerner should. But it's hard for a global company like Blizzard to draw a line in the sand and cut off business ties just to hoist a political message that they don't even have any stake in. I apologize for the very heavy and nuanced video, hopefully we can get back to having fun with video games in the next upload!

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VOX Hong Kong’s huge protests, explained
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6_RdnVtfZPY

CNN China blames US for massive Hong Kong protest
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kz1TZej_uGY

BBC Hong Kong: Looking back at 100 days of protests - BBC News
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5NqZAe536qs

Bloomberg Why Hong Kong is in Chaos
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6NvPwpqtQUY

More: https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=Hong+Kong+protests

Hearthstone website statement
https://playhearthstone.com/en-us/esports/news/23179289/hearthstone-grandmasters-asia-pacific-ruling

Engaget Blizzard is 'assessing the situation' after Hong Kong protest ban https://www.engadget.com/2019/10/09/blizzard-hong-kong-ban-blitzchung-china-mei-protest-2019/

Blitzchung comment
https://www.invenglobal.com/articles/9242/hong-kong-player-blitzchung-calls-for-liberation-of-his-country-in-post-game-interview

Tencent owns everything
https://www.pcgamer.com/every-game-company-that-tencent-has-invested-in/

Video
https://twitter.com/InvenGlobal/status/1180954142396710912?s=20

Politicans tweets
https://twitter.com/marcorubio/status/1181556058659135488?s=20
https://twitter.com/RonWyden/status/1181637167749193729?s=20

Caster drops out of blizzcon
https://www.polygon.com/2019/10/9/20906844/hearthstone-brian-kibler-quits-grandmasters-blizzard-blitzchung-hong-kong

NBA https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2019/oct/08/nba-china-morey-tweet-houston-rockets-hong-kong
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/08/sports/adam-silver-nba-china-hong-kong.html?action=click&module=inline&pgtype=Homepage

Overwatch Mei memes
https://www.polygon.com/2019/10/9/20906320/overwatch-mei-blizzard-hong-kong-protest-banned-memes



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