Activision Blizzard Sued By California Over ‘Frat Boy’ Culture

[6souls]

https://twitter.com/VvisionsStudio/s...sY1_1X0mOzt6Lg

[6souls]

https://twitter.com/jasonschreier/st...K8G8Xb-ohRTOpQ
https://twitter.com/jasonschreier/st...K8G8Xb-ohRTOpQ

[Koyangi]

When you have to insert the word "categorically" before the word false, then it is indeed true.

[6souls]

https://www.gamedeveloper.com/cultur...blizzard-staff

Activision & Facebook used company resources to keep a story about a restraining order against Kotick out of the tabloid The Daily Mail.

The Wall Street Journal is reporting that Meta (née Facebook) chief operating officer Sheryl Sandberg allegedly pressured U.K. news outlet The Daily Mail to not publish reporting about a restraining order filed against Activision Blizzard CEO Bobby Kotick by an ex-girlfriend.

Why was Sandberg jumping into reporting about Kotick in the first place? According to the Journal, it's because the pair dated from 2016 to 2019, and concerns apparently arose that such a story could damage Sandberg's reputation as an advocate for women in the workplace. In those respective years, Sandberg allegedly contacted the Mail through different representatives to request it cease two separate attempts to publish this report on Kotick.

This specific story takes a number of bizarre turns, indicating that both Sandberg and Kotick may have used company resources in their bid to stop the story from going live. The Journal reports that "a team that included Facebook and Activision employees as well as paid outside advisers" were part of this effort, and that Kotick helped strategize this process with Sandberg.

The story of Kotick's ex-girlfriend filing a restraining order is a strange one. She initially filed the order in 2014 after calling the police on Kotick for "trying to get into her home." The temporary order was rescinded at the request of both parties on April 17, 2014. This had followed the ex-girlfriend breaking up with Kotick for his "bullying and controlling nature."

Kotick allegedly told one of The Journal's sources that Sandberg "threatened the Mail" by saying their article could "damage its relationship with Facebook."

[Qalbert]

https://twitter.com/stephentotilo/st...90351895744513

[6souls]

https://twitter.com/MorePerfectUS/st...09467382554624

[Qalbert]

https://twitter.com/PaulTassi/status...99603565572096

[Corrderio]

What the fuck...

[Qalbert]

i had to check that it wasn't satire lol

[Corrderio]

I mean... with how much of a zombie OW is I guess people need do so something with it?

[6souls]

https://twitter.com/jason_koebler/st...21509162033152

[Athas]

https://news.google.com/articles/CAI...S&ceid=US%3Aen

Looks like Immortals won't see a release in some countries. Blizzard saying they should change their gambling laws shows about the level of introspection I'd expect, maybe it shouldn't get released in a few more countries.

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[Corrderio]

I wish more countries would do that so it's not profitable at all.

[arus2001]

Long as you have people arguing "YoU cAn'T tElL mE hOw To SpEnD mY mOnEy" the microtransaction plague ain't going anywhere here.

[6souls]

https://twitter.com/gamedevdotcom/st...45930906963975
https://twitter.com/imranzomg/status...07893319122945

[Cantih]

[6souls]

Also, the media

https://twitter.com/gamedevdotcom/st...97215414112260

[Corrderio]

If it were one or two I could see it, but with a mountain and some damning evidence? Yeah. No.

[Mayareira]

So they audited themselves and found nothing improper?

K.

[Qalbert]