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Blizzard Suspends Professional Hearthstone Player for Hong Kong Comments

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2525 points hownottowrite | 1 comments | 08 Oct 19 09:23 UTC | HN request time: 0s | source
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melcor ◴[08 Oct 19 12:53 UTC] No.21191681[source]▶
It's a sad situation with HK and we should not accept it.

But I can't help but feel that a sports competition may not be the right place for political activism. Especially seeing as the rules states it won't be accepted.

If Blizzard did not suspend him they would jeopardize all of their rules, and I hope they would have done the same if he was shouting something pro-China.

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1. unicornmama ◴[08 Oct 19 16:34 UTC] No.21194079[source]▶
Blizzard clawed back winnings (earnings) and fired the commentators. This is not a measured response to alleged misbehavior. This is the response of a bully, a lunatic, or both.