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The west employs this tactic too but calls it a sanction or embargo.
Can you give an example of free speech being quieted? We push political issues that way, but I’m not aware of censorship being the trigger.
[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Google%27s_Ideological_Echo_Ch...
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There is no law or constitutional provision in the US that says you can’t refuse to work with someone for their political views.
idk man it sounds like discrimination to me.
That's not to say it is right or acceptable, but it isn't illegal.
I don't think it should be an international incident. The reality is that corporations shouldn't be espousing political viewpoints, and nobody should care what their opinion is on controversial policies. They make and sell products and that's all they should stick too. Why should Blizzard get in the middle of what's happening between China and Hong Kong? And to be clear, it isn't just Chinese government versus Hong K…
That's the question. Why did they do it in the first place? They could have not banned the player.
Propose that a suspended player is a US citizen. This feels unconstitutional / illegal, as Blizzard has taken away the player's ability to earn a living based in their political views. The guise of suspension under the violation of "disparagement" feels weak. I'd be interested in seeing how a lawsuit plays out.
There is no law or constitutional provision in the US that says you can’t refuse to work with someone for their political views.
EEOC makes it illegal to discriminate based on race, color, religion, sex, national origin; why can't political views and speech said outside of the workplace be a part of that?
https://www.gatestoneinstitute.org/13497/china-sovereign-sta...
It's a weird day when I find myself agreeing with Marco Rubio. But it's true, China is effectively attempting a global chill on free speech by gating market access. If we don't stand up now, the effects will be felt long into the future.
The west employs this tactic too but calls it a sanction or embargo.
That said, I think that China's efforts - by using companies as their proxies - are being much more effective.
It's a weird day when I find myself agreeing with Marco Rubio. But it's true, China is effectively attempting a global chill on free speech by gating market access. If we don't stand up now, the effects will be felt long into the future.
Noticing this a lot more recently with the NBA controversy too.
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Can you give an example of free speech being quieted? We push political issues that way, but I’m not aware of censorship being the trigger.
The most well-known one would be James Damore being fired from Google for criticizing the corporate diversity policies [0]. [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Google%27s_Ideological_Echo_Ch...
Google wasn’t censored by a government. That was a decision they decided to make (whatever you think of it, I don’t want to start a relitigation of that mess).