An e-game company has banned a popular streamer from a tournament because he spoke out in support of the protesters in Hong Kong
Fazry Ismail/EPA-EFE/Shutterstock. Yet earlier this week, politics somehow found its way into that sphere when the esports publisher and developer
Blizzard banned gamer Ng Wai Chung from a major tournament for speaking out in favor of the protests in Hong KongOn Sunday, Blitzchung, who is best known for playing the Warcraft spinoff game Hearthstone, made a comment in favor of the protesters during a live post-game interview, pulling down his mask and saying, “Liberate Hong Kong. Revolution of our age,” before the stream cut to commercial.
that would have extradited criminal suspects to China, which protesters argued compromised Hong Kong’s autonomy and put journalists and dissidents at increased risk.to the website InvenGlobal prior to Blizzard’s ban, Blitzchung defended vocalizing his support for the protests, saying, “As you know there are serious protests in my country now. My call on stream was just another form of participation of the protest that I wish to grab more attention.
Many gamers were outraged by Blizzard’s decision, accusing the company of kowtowing to Chinese interests due to the fact that the Chinese tech company Tencent has a 4.9% stake in the company. The outcry prompted the hashtag #BoycottBlizzard, which started trending on Twitter on Tuesday morning. Cancelled my subscription to World of Warcraft. I support young people proactively advocating for their freedom and democracy; They are shaping a better tomorrow. Punishing them for their activism is shameful.
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