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Activision Blizzard is Getting Sued by California Over Frat-Boy Work Enviornment (Read 129130 times)

Started by Retro Respecter, July 23, 2021, 04:50:13 am
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#21  July 24, 2021, 08:32:31 am
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You need to realize communism isn't the opposite of democracy. It's actually the opposite of capitalism (& fascism).
"Dictatorship" is what you're probably looking for.

Yea but in ten out of ten cases, where a country goes for communism they get a fascistic Dictatorship in the end, that tells the poor how bad capitalism is while the upper class uses the "evil capitalism" to stay in power.


But to get back to the real topic here, I'm not suprised that Activision Blizzard is Getting Sued, the old Blizzard that was build by dedicated people, is long gone, it is basicaly 100% Activision at this point.

Btw. Apparently a lot of players leaving WoW now for Final Fantasy, at least thats what many people say right now.^^
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#22  July 25, 2021, 05:37:51 am
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These news should bring back the subject.


Furthermore, to make matters worse, this was all happening in the days of Mike Morhaime.
Last Edit: July 25, 2021, 03:34:41 pm by Retro Respecter
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#23  July 25, 2021, 09:56:59 am
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J. Allan Brack truly has no fucking balls, does he? It's like he is committed to be a piece of shit.
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#24  July 26, 2021, 04:20:22 pm
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First, doesn't allow people to have a voice (Blitzchung controversy) and being a huge hypocrite. And now this... This bunch of absurd and disgusting behavior!

"Congrats" Activision/Blizzard, now you're definitely screwed!
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#25  July 26, 2021, 06:18:11 pm
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I was wondering if I should download a pirated version of any Blizzard game, but I'm starting to think I will do it on principle.
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#26  July 28, 2021, 06:55:50 am
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Wait! There's more to the story...
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#27  July 28, 2021, 08:27:31 am
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#28  July 28, 2021, 01:29:24 pm
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While people who work in software don't unionize and organize, abuse will carry on.

Workers' organizations are the best (and AFAIK, the only) way to stop these shitty practices.
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#29  July 30, 2021, 11:01:49 pm
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It seems the saga continues...


There are others covering this news story. Here are two that I recommend:
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#30  July 31, 2021, 12:18:13 am
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More things got revealed... It gets worse... WAY worse and even more disgusting!!!

Vice said:
In 2018, a former Activision Blizzard IT worker installed cameras in the company's Minnesota office bathroom with the intent to spy on employees while they used the toilet, according to court records reviewed by Waypoint and local media reports from the time.

The employee, Tony Ray Nixon, pleaded guilty to "Interference with Privacy," a gross misdemeanor, and was given a suspended prison sentence; he later allegedly violated his parole requiring him to take "sex offender treatment as directed." Nixon worked for Activision Blizzard in Eden Prairie Minnesota, where the company maintains a building that focuses on quality assurance.

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#31  August 03, 2021, 07:06:04 pm
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Blizzard President steps down and will be replaced by two “coleaders”.

Bloomberg said:
Blizzard President J. Allen Brack is leaving the company amid a cultural reckoning at parent Activision Blizzard Inc. over a California lawsuit alleging sexual discrimination and harassment.

Brack’s departure was disclosed in an email to staff Tuesday, which was reviewed by Bloomberg. Brack will be replaced by Jen Oneal and Mike Ybarra, the new “coleaders” of Blizzard. The shares were down more than 4% in the first hour of trading Tuesday.

Blizzard, maker of the Warcraft and Diablo games, was the main subject of accusations contained in the lawsuit from a California state agency. Many of the allegations took place before Brack was named president in 2018.

Still, Brack came under intense scrutiny after the complaint was filed over his leadership style. A video of Brack at a company event in 2010 resurfaced on social media, showing him on a panel with colleagues laughing off a question from a woman about the sexualization of female characters in the World of Warcraft game.

Oneal ran an Activision game studio called Vicarious Visions before joining Blizzard as an executive in January. Ybarra worked at Microsoft Corp. for nearly 20 years and managed Xbox online services before going to Blizzard in 2019.

In a statement, Brack said his successors “can be trusted to lead with the highest levels of integrity and commitment to the components of our culture that make Blizzard so special.”






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#32  August 03, 2021, 11:11:01 pm
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So, the rat flees the sinking ship...
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#33  August 08, 2021, 11:26:36 pm
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#34  August 09, 2021, 02:03:18 am
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Hold on to your butts, because there's more to come.

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#35  August 09, 2021, 10:05:23 am
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im curious are these people worked for blizzard before the merger or were they activision guys that were assigned to blizzard?
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#36  August 27, 2021, 05:14:44 am
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It could be both, but enough talk: it's time to show:

This video proves that the company is naught by a criminal organization and the employees are doing slave labor.
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#37  September 14, 2021, 09:18:31 pm
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#38  September 15, 2021, 02:04:40 am
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...and deeper...
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#39  September 21, 2021, 01:39:44 am
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Time to bite off the hyena's head: https://kotaku.com/u-s-government-now-investigating-activision-blizzard-1847710889

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#40  October 01, 2021, 04:27:44 pm
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Activision Blizzard King just took care of a "distraction" in exchange for favor.