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Blizzard is exercising its rights as a private company.
by quotemstr 7y ago
Blizzard is exercising its rights as a private company.
- monocasa 7y agoBlizzard is owned partially by Tencent, which is owned by the Chinese government.
- quotemstr 7y agoTencent owns 12% of Blizzard, and Tencent is an actual company, not a Chinese government department. Sure, the Chinese government might influence Tencent, but to say that Blizzard's action here is government censorship is so ridiculous that it amounts to a blatant lie. Is your argument so weak that you have to just lie?
- monocasa 7y ago12% is more than enough to control a publicly traded company, because speculative shareholders don't typically vote. The Chinese view of ownership is that the CCP ultimately owns everything. For instance there are no land deeds in China, just rental agreements from the party. Tencent, as one of the largest telecommunications companies in China is very much an adjunct of the CCP. Don't accuse someone of lying just because you don't understand the underlying facts.