Playing with Blizzard but also mentioning “Hong Kong”, gamers immediately eat the ban … 1000 years

Despite the wave of stoning and boycotting around the player’s punishment for calling for protests in Hong Kong, Blizzard still very tough and ready to “kill” all gamers if they dare to mention this issue. Already at least 2 players Hearthstone banned by the company … 1,000 years when publicly speaking out in support of Hong Kong on the forum.
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It all started about two weeks ago when Blitzchung, a professional Hearthstone player, appeared on a live interview with a gas mask and shouted: “Liberate Hong Kong, revolution of our times.” . Immediately, the video was deleted by Blizzard, Blitzchung was revoked the prize and banned from participating in the Hearthstone Grandmasters tournament for 1 year. Blizzard’s decision was then vehemently opposed by netizens, even its employees, and a wave of boycotts began to erupt.
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While the Hong Kong protests are the most discussed topic across the forums, Blizzard has taken a stronger move to address this issue. According to reports, at least 2 Hearthstone gamers have received a 1,000-year ban from the forums. The first is “Daros”, who posted a link with the status line: “No matter what… Liberate Hong Kong.” Next was “Yega”, the nickname that had a long article protesting Blizzard’s decision to sanction Blitzchung and protect freedom of speech. As a result, both get notified – won’t be able to post on the forum until October 3019.
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However, before the backlash of the online community, in the latest move, Blizzard was forced to restore the award and reduce the penalty for player Blitzchung to 6 months of banning to appease public opinion. Given the situation, it will be interesting to see if Daros or Yega get their accounts reinstated or the ban shortened.

However, perhaps Blizzard will still have a lot of headaches on this issue because recently, gamer community are inviting each other to organize a protest right at Blizzcon 2019, one of the biggest upcoming events of the company. As for the gamers who are in a good position, not “silent” with life, it is best not to mention the two words “Hong Kong”, not to miss a nick ban… a thousand years will be very tiring.​