Fuz
Banned
Maybe in the states they hold some value, I don't know.
EU though... they're only valid where the TOS/EULA rules overlap the specific country legislation. Otherwise it's toilet paper.
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Blizzard bans pro Hearthstone player a year for his support of Hong Kong protesters
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EU though... they're only valid where the TOS/EULA rules overlap the specific country legislation. Otherwise it's toilet paper.
mortal
Gold Member
Same goes for the likes of Disney. Their so called morals and principles come with a price tag.
DunDunDunpachi
Patient MembeR
I love how this is spilling into mainstream news.
People will shriek "eat the rich" when there's the chance of getting some free money, but they'll gladly welcome ultra-wealthy authoritarians dressed up as Mickey Mouse or Iron Man.
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Pejo
Member
Here's a fun little thing on Github that people are using to track the recent Chinese government bootlickers, seems relevant to the thread.
github.com
GitHub - caffeine-overload/bandinchina: Naming and shaming companies who kowtow to Chinese censorship requests
Naming and shaming companies who kowtow to Chinese censorship requests - caffeine-overload/bandinchina
github.com
DeepEnigma
Gold Member
mortal
Gold Member
Of course Nike are absolute hypocrites. Fucking clowns.Here's a fun little thing on Github that people are using to track the recent Chinese government bootlickers, seems relevant to the thread.
GitHub - caffeine-overload/bandinchina: Naming and shaming companies who kowtow to Chinese censorship requests
Naming and shaming companies who kowtow to Chinese censorship requests - caffeine-overload/bandinchina
Nike Removes All Houston Rockets Related Products From Their China Webstore
The backlash continues for the Houston Rockets after Daryl Morey's infamous tweet supporting the protests in Hong Kong. We already saw how the Chinese
fadeawayworld.net
DeepEnigma
Gold Member
Of course Nike are absolute hypocrites. Fucking clowns.
Nike Removes All Houston Rockets Related Products From Their China Webstore
The backlash continues for the Houston Rockets after Daryl Morey's infamous tweet supporting the protests in Hong Kong. We already saw how the Chinese
I think we need to, take a knee on this one, eh Kaep?
Punished Miku
Gold Member
Damn lol.
Fuz
Banned
Came here to mention this.
manfestival
Member
Hey look, an issue with bipartisan support in the US. I cherish these moments.
Nike is hilarious and part of the problem
Nike is hilarious and part of the problem
A Regular Guy
Banned
The next heartstone card to play
Otterz4Life
Member
Hey, at least Finn is still on the poster. They completely removed Chewy!
#wookielivesmatter #wookiescancelled
DeepEnigma
Gold Member
American bigfoot no good, our Yeren superior!
iconmaster
Banned
Lawmakers – both R and D – are taking notice of this: https://www.theverge.com/2019/10/8/...ron-wyden-china-hong-kong-protests-blitzchung
Yong Yea (I think he may be of HK origin himself?) continues to do a great job analyzing the situation:
Yong Yea (I think he may be of HK origin himself?) continues to do a great job analyzing the situation:
iconmaster
Banned
So very woke, except when it costs them.
Hypereides
Member
Here's a fun little thing on Github that people are using to track the recent Chinese government bootlickers, seems relevant to the thread.
GitHub - caffeine-overload/bandinchina: Naming and shaming companies who kowtow to Chinese censorship requests
Naming and shaming companies who kowtow to Chinese censorship requests - caffeine-overload/bandinchina
These recent events have really been a revelation on how much influence China actually holds over western corporations. Its thoroughly disgusting how far they've managed to plant themselves.
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DunDunDunpachi
Patient MembeR
This has been known for awhile but has been consistently brushed off as alt right / conservative conspiracy nonsense. Ironically, I see a lot of Left wing pundits and commentors also pointing out China's behavior so it doesn't even make sense to brush this off as conspiracy.
The fact that you are seeing it in the news now should be evidence that China is getting weaker. What appears to be "China getting away with it so many times! We have to stop them!" is actually the mask slipping and China getting caught. These bans, their censorship, their creep into Western economies and markets, their strong-arming of weaker nations has been going on for awhile. They do this all the time.
This comes as China threatened the NBA for a tweet. A tweet! This isn't the rational behavior of a stable country. This is the sickly posturing of a dying regime, a dying ideology.
Hypereides
Member
The company that took the opportunity to help Blitzchung recoup his losses has been hit by cyberattacks.
web.archive.org
finance.yahoo.com
Gods Unchained hit by cyberattacks after stance against Chinese censorship
When a gamer was stripped of his winnings for supporting the Hong Kong demonstrations, Coinbase-backed Gods Unchained offered to pay him. Trouble ensued.
Gods Unchained hit by cyberattacks after stance against Chinese censorship
When a gamer was stripped of his winnings for supporting the Hong Kong demonstrations, Coinbase-backed Gods Unchained offered to pay him. Trouble ensued.
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DeepEnigma
Gold Member
The company that took the opportunity to help Blitzchung recoup his losses has been hit by cyberattacks.
Gods Unchained hit by cyberattacks after stance against Chinese censorship
When a gamer was stripped of his winnings for supporting the Hong Kong demonstrations, Coinbase-backed Gods Unchained offered to pay him. Trouble ensued.Gods Unchained hit by cyberattacks after stance against Chinese censorship
When a gamer was stripped of his winnings for supporting the Hong Kong demonstrations, Coinbase-backed Gods Unchained offered to pay him. Trouble ensued.
Gee, I wonder where it is coming from?
KorbinDallas
Member
Almost as if it could have been predicted too.Gee, I wonder where it is coming from?
adversarial
Member
China is a cash cow - wtf?
Virex
Banned
WIP List of Chinese shareholders on english-speaking companies
Tencent (Videogames):
Tencent (Videogames):
- Activision Blizzard: Warcraft, Starcraft, etc. (5%)
- Epic Games: Fornite, Unreal Engine (40%)
- Ubisoft: Assassin's Creed, Watch_Dogs, etc. (5%)
- Riot Games: League of Legends (100%)
- Grinding Gear Games: Path of Exile (80%)
- Paradox Interactive: Stellaris, Crusader Kings, etc. (5%)
- Supercell/Glu Mobile: some mobile shit (84.3%/14%)
- Funcom: Secret World, Conan, etc. (29%)
- Bluehole: PlayerUnkown's Battlegrounds (11.5%)
- Discord Inc.: Discord (150 USD million investment)
- Snap Inc.: Snapchat (14%)
- reddit (?)
- Spotify: Spotify (7.5%)
- Bungie: Halo, Destiny, etc. (100 USD million investment)
- Digital Extremes: Warframe (18.3?% / 3%) | Caveat: the rest % is owned by Leyou Financial Holdings, a Hongkonger company.
- Jagex: RuneScape (100%) (On sale?)
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tencent
- https://mmoculture.com/2019/01/digital-extremes-warframe-developer-nabs-meitu-as-new-china-investor/
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jagex#Company_structure
- https://wccftech.com/tencent-become-funcoms-largest-single-shareholder/
- https://www.theverge.com/2018/6/3/1...100-million-investment-china-destiny-business
Fuz
Banned
s34ab
Banned
#It'sOkayToBeWookie
kiiltz
Member
Of course Nike are absolute hypocrites. Fucking clowns.
Nike Removes All Houston Rockets Related Products From Their China Webstore
The backlash continues for the Houston Rockets after Daryl Morey's infamous tweet supporting the protests in Hong Kong. We already saw how the Chinese
Plague Doctor
Member
It's almost like some people are waking up to what a real totalitarianism threat looks like and how global companies don't care what economic system it is. They will always game it to their advantage.
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Portugeezer
Member
More than I expected, HS is huge for him. But he's still playing HS, although maybe he will expand more on the Omnistone podcast in an hour or so.
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recursive
Member
recursive
Member
List all the problems you want fixed.
Because freedom of speech is freedom of speech...or it isn't.
DeepEnigma
Gold Member
Some nobody caricature stamped out of the NPC factory pressing his nose against his own taint.
DeepEnigma
Gold Member
I hope From Software disconnects from Anti-Activistsion next go round.
Kittehkraken
Member
Barakov
Gold Member
Seems Activision pusblishing Sekiro was a one time thing here in the west. I think they self-published in Asia.
DeepEnigma
Gold Member
Barakov
Gold Member
Yeah.
Thurible
Member
Wait, is that actually the reason for the poster change? Also, is there some prejudice against people of african ethnicity or races in China?
DeepEnigma
Gold Member
I don’t think you realize how culturally racist the Chinese are.
Whites and darker skinned are “ghosts” (bak gwai, gwailo, hak gwai, etc), even other East Asian ethnicities, not mainland China are looked down on.
Thurible
Member
I know that racism exists everywhere worldwide but I wasn't aware of China's role in it (specifically the who and to what extent). I assume it's not a mainstream or popular thing to hate on others though, correct? Like if they saw a white or a black person walking on the street the person wouldn't be called names or treated differently?
DeepEnigma
Gold Member
Thing is, unless you’re fluent in their dialect you won’t even know what they’re saying. Not to mention it’s culturally ingrained where they may not have what we describe as racial “hate” behind it, just superiority, they just repeat it because it’s what is culturally said, learned behavior. Like “hak gwai” which means “black ghost” is essentially the N word in Chinese. It’s just not a word you’re used to hearing, so it doesn’t have the same negative stigmatization attached to it.
I dated a girl for years that always corrected friends and parents who used it, and they tried to lie to people and say it was “a good thing to say”, when she knew the real meaning.
It’s definitely a supremacy issue among the elite class of China.
The end of the day is always the white devils fault. It’s easier that way I suppose, lol.
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