Inside BlizzCon2019, Blizzard president J. Allen Brack aimed to further articulate the company's stance, saying in his opening remarks that 'we didn't live up to high standards we set for ourselves'
BlizzCon has traditionally been an event where Irvine-based video game company Blizzard Entertainment welcomes fans from across the globe to celebrate its various franchises, such asThis year, however, the Anaheim Convention Center was met with protesters picketing the company following a series of recent controversies. franchise , who has become a symbol of the movement. The shirts were emblazoned with a picture of Mei waving the flag of Hong Kong next to the words "Mei With Hong Kong.
"We hope that the attendees will wear the shirts inside to raise awareness of what's happening in Hong Kong and Blizzard's decision to disqualify one of its contestants for his free speech," Charles Lam, a member of pro-democracy group Hong Kong Forum Los Angeles told "We want everyone to realize that even though free speech is limited in China, it shouldn't happen in America," said Lam.
The company was met with backlash and accused of kowtowing to the Chinese government. U.S. lawmakers Marco Rubio, Ron Wyden, Tom Cotton, Ted Cruz, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Mike Gallagher and Tom Malinowski penned an
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