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How about this: Blizzard, you want to be allowed to operate inside the United States? You can't ban people for criticizing other countries. You want to continu
by aaomidi 7y ago
How about this:
Blizzard, you want to be allowed to operate inside the United States? You can't ban people for criticizing other countries. You want to continue to ban people for that? Oh well, now you have to pay a fine.
Why are we fine with the US govt forcing companies not to do business with certain entities and countries, but we're not fine with forcing companies to uphold the values the US operates on?
- munk-a 7y agoThe US isn't the largest consumer market, but it's a big one and full of easy cash. It'd be nice to see America put up a moral barrier of entry to prevent pro-facist business operation and it'd be easy to tally on a balance sheet so everyone would be hit equally.
- noarchy 7y ago>but we're not fine with forcing companies to uphold the values the US operates on? What does this even mean? The law generally can't afford to be that arbitrary. If you want to enforce something you need to have a clear law. Telling companies they can't restrict expression on their own platforms would be a surprising step for the US to take (however much I may disagree with what Blizzard has done).
- aaomidi 7y agoThat's something that's beyond a simple comment and something lawyers and lawmakers will have to figure out I suppose.