At Blizzcon, Blizzard president gives vague apology over the Hearthstone Hong Kong protests response, says he accepts “accountability,” promises to “do better”
Brack accepts “accountability,” promises to “do better” without offering details on how.
Ars Technica Kyle Orland
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Discussion
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Alex Stedman
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“They're making rules that impact our safety, our health, our privacy, and they need to engage in a dialogue with us in order to make those decisions properly.” Full story from the #BlizzCon2019 protest: https://variety.com/...
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@shannon_liao
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at #BlizzCon2019 , protesters are handing out t-shirts in support of the Hong Kong protests, free speech and democracy. many are standing outside the event itself but attendees are being offered the shirts our initial story: https://www.cnn.com/...