🏓 Why are people posting about Hong Kong? [Explanation]

ThousandFold-11445 · October 10, 2019, 2:30am

Maybe it was in their contract too.

Squashpup-1997 · October 10, 2019, 2:31am

except they’re, ya know, the ones who fired him and are bending over backwards to appease the guys who are shooting and maiming people in Hong Kong.

Prophet-12251 · October 10, 2019, 2:31am

Maybe, but highly unlikely.

Kethcup-1697 · October 10, 2019, 2:32am

Go to hong kong sometime.

Then tell me that fighting for basic human freedom is the wrong thing to do again.

Prophet-12251 · October 10, 2019, 2:32am

Never said it was, but how is stopping the flow of income for a company going to help them?

Virticonttv-1989 · October 10, 2019, 2:33am

We all know you are sitting down in front of a chinese computer in china, shoveling mouthfuls of honey in your mouth. Don’t try to front.

Shardain-1186 · October 10, 2019, 2:33am

sorry, are boycotts too violent of protest for you?

BrutalSurge-1153 · October 10, 2019, 2:35am

The stakes are pretty high now while we can talk about it. The guy and interviewers are now targets over there regardless of the outcome. He knew what he was doing, but at a great cost so I wish him the best.

JimothyJohn-1949 · October 10, 2019, 2:35am

You are at least right on one count.

https://gph.is/1nE8v2j

Kethcup-1697 · October 10, 2019, 2:36am

A multimillion dollar company supporting human injustice, however indirect, is criminal in my eyes.

Greed needs a limit.

Gwyndolin-11504 · October 10, 2019, 2:36am

“My comfy life is being minorly inconvenienced because people are fighting for their basic human rights, can’t you guys just stop it ):”

Gross.

Facetank-11796 · October 10, 2019, 2:36am

Give it one week.

Chadhardt-1304 · October 10, 2019, 2:37am

An american company, on american soil, is participating in blatant 1st amendment violations. Meanwhile continuously spitting in the face of their core audience by censoring content from their games HERE so get them to sell in another market. Nevermind the punishment of the player, pay attention to how they, and other companies are operating within the entertainment industry. Artists are being told ‘if you want to make money here you HAVE to take things out of your artwork’.

Prophet-12251 · October 10, 2019, 2:37am

Never said to stop it. But this isn’t exactly the forum for it, now is it?

FledgeSRondo-1441 · October 10, 2019, 2:41am

I read the Hearthstone competitive rule listing the penalties, it wasn’t vague at all:

[2019 HEARTHSTONE® GRANDMASTERS OFFICIAL COMPETITION RULES v1.4] p.12, Section 6.1 (o)
Engaging in any act that, in Blizzard’s sole discretion, brings you into public disrepute, offends a portion or group of the public, or otherwise damages Blizzard image will result in removal from Grandmasters and reduction of the player’s prize total to $0 USD, in addition to other remedies which may be provided for under the Handbook and Blizzard’s Website Terms.

Pretty clear to me.

Gwyndolin-11504 · October 10, 2019, 2:41am

Considering Blizzard is in the middle of the controversy right now, I would say it is.

ThousandFold-11445 · October 10, 2019, 2:42am

That’s what makes it patently unclear.

Prophet-12251 · October 10, 2019, 2:42am

Exactly what I mean, look get that he speaking for the humans rights of people in hong kong, but boycotting an American company isn’t going to help with a Chinese problem.

Domqe-1339 · October 10, 2019, 2:43am

Read it again.

It means that in Blizzard’s discretion, anything they consider to be offensive or that damages Blizzard’s image is against the TOS. Blizzard decides what’s offensive, what’s against the TOS.

It’s not clear at all. As vague as can be.

Prophet-12251 · October 10, 2019, 2:43am

Yet they control, and mod the site, there has to be a better outlet for it imo.