Blizzard Employees Staged a Walkout to Protest Banned Pro-Hong Kong Gamer

Post by [deleted] » Wed, Oct 09, 2019, 9:25 PM UTC

kop316 wrote: post #73

jasonlotito wrote: post #53

Earlier quoted context omitted.

It's interesting to see people give up Blizzard games, but still continue supporting companies like Apple that do far worse, like effectively giving the keys to iCloud to China. I think the conversation is great, and maybe now we'll actually reconsider what the TPP's goal was. But in the end, the people picked money first, so it shouldn't be a surprise when businesses do this as well.

I'm sad to see you downvoted. Its frustrating to me too when a company like Apple champions human rights in the USA then hands over the management of iCloud to China. https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT208351

Post by TulliusCicero » Wed, Oct 09, 2019, 9:26 PM UTC

orasis wrote: post #111

jrockway wrote: post #14

The Internet's reaction to this has warmed my heart a little. Overwatch and Hearthstone are among my favorite computer games. I've certainly played more Overwatch than any other game. I have made real-world and online friends in Overwatch. I met my girlfriend in Overwatch. It made me sad to have to throw all that away yesterday. But the conversations we're having as a result of this is great. The mainstream media is…

You can also flip GDPR on its head - should American web sites be subject to European laws?

Post by gruez » Wed, Oct 09, 2019, 9:27 PM UTC

orasis wrote: post #111

jrockway wrote: post #14

The Internet's reaction to this has warmed my heart a little. Overwatch and Hearthstone are among my favorite computer games. I've certainly played more Overwatch than any other game. I have made real-world and online friends in Overwatch. I met my girlfriend in Overwatch. It made me sad to have to throw all that away yesterday. But the conversations we're having as a result of this is great. The mainstream media is…

You can also flip GDPR on its head - should American web sites be subject to European laws?

Post by objektif » Wed, Oct 09, 2019, 9:28 PM UTC

dvtrn wrote: post #42

jcims wrote: post #32

I know it's the original but this title is turrible. 'Staged' - usually means faked 'Protest Banned Pro-Hong King Gamer' reads like they are protesting the gamer

Synonyms and context clues exist, you know.

Post by mrosett » Wed, Oct 09, 2019, 9:28 PM UTC

undefined3840 wrote: post #10

By far the most egregious example of western firms working with China are management consulting companies like McKinsey that work directly with governments on expensive contracts, including of course China. I mean, in those cases they are often writing the playbook for the government when it comes to implementing certain policies. Crazy that is even legal for a western firm.