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Blizzard Bans Condemned in Letter Signed by Marco Rubio, AOC and Other US Congress Members

Blizzard Bans Condemned in Letter Signed by Marco Rubio, AOC and Other US Congress Members

5 years ago
Anonymous $JavybBYWR5

https://wccftech.com/blizzard-bans-hong-kong-us-congress-rubio-aoc/

Last week during a post-game interview at the Asia Pacific Hearthstone Grandmasters tournament, Ng “Blitzchung” Wai Chung spoke up in support of the pro-democracy protests in Hong Kong, which resulted in Blizzard banning Ng Wai Chung from Hearthstone competitions for one year and forcing him to forfeit his winnings from the tournament. Blizzard would later partially walk back their punishment, reducing Blitzchung’s suspension from a year to six months and letting him keep his prize money. Three more Hearthstone players who held up a pro-Hong-Kong sign in support of Blitzchung have also been banned.

Needless to say, Blizzard has been facing intense backlash from fans for these actions, but US lawmakers are taking notice as well. United States Congressmen Marco Rubio and Ron Wyden have released a bipartisan letter condemning Blizzard’s decisions. The letter is co-signed by Congress members Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Mike Gallagher, and Tom Malinowski. The letter was either written a while ago, or Congress hasn’t been keeping up with the story, as it doesn’t address the fact that Blizzard has lessened Blitzchung’s punishment, but it still sends a pretty clear message to the company. You can read the full letter, below.

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