International Blizzard games accused of blocking people from deleting accounts. Sounds illegal.

[VivaRevolution]

Blizzard accused of blocking gamers from deleting accounts


“So now Blizzard have disabled ALL FOUR authentication methods to actively stop people from deleting their accounts. This is beyond disgusting. Spread awareness of this. #BoycottBlizzard,” @Espsilverfire2 tweeted.

https://www.dailydot.com/parsec/blizzard-hong-kong/?amp

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Can anyone verify this?

This seems very illegal if true.

Fuck the Communist Chinese government!

And fuck Blizzard!

Discuss........

 

[Deleted member 159002]

That's shitty of Blizzard if true. People should always be able to delete their online accounts.

 

[JudoThrowFiasco]

Deactivate vs delete - know the difference before signing for any subscribtion based model. Especially online

 

[panamaican]

Why would anyone want to delete their Blizzard accounts? There will be a Diablo IV in about 10 years...just be patient.

 

[K-Bag]

This whole situation is golden, 5% of Blizzard is owned by Tencent the biggest Chinese game developer but 40% of Epic is owned by them and they said they won't ban players for political speech.

 

[bobgeese]

Playing vidya games?




Go learn something.



PS. Fuck China too.

 

[MicroBrew]

Why would anyone want to delete their Blizzard accounts? There will be a Diablo IV in about 10 years...just be patient.

On a serious note: Blizzard wants to nip in the bud any viral attempt at showing displeasure for Blizzard kowtowing to the PRC. If the movement goes viral, that is a huge problem/loss for Blizzard.

I haven't been on Blizzard in years, since my DOTA and Warcraft 3 days.

 

[Staph infection]

Playing vidya games?




Go learn something.



PS. Fuck China too.

Video games in moderation are a great way to unwind and enjoy some relaxation.

 

[bobgeese]

Video games in moderation are a great way to unwind and enjoy some relaxation.

Have you tried meth and bingo?

 

[Staph infection]

Have you tried meth and bingo?

Did crack and hop scotch once. Never could live down destroying that old ladies rose garden.

 

[Richie Madano]

Who cares? Just unsubscribe and stop logging in. This affects your life in no way.

 

[Low Test With da Best]

Why would anyone want to delete their Blizzard accounts? There will be a Diablo IV in about 10 years...just be patient.

Hahaha! This got me, thanks for that!

Funny enough, when doing a web search for Diablo 4, engine returns Diablo 3 results..."stop clogging up our search mainframes with this BS and just play the game y'all cried for for 11 years, nerds!" <Lmaoo>

 

[BudKing8806]

Why would anyone want to delete their Blizzard accounts? There will be a Diablo IV in about 10 years...just be patient.

Diablo 2 was the shiznit tho.

 

[The ScorpioN]

On a serious note: Blizzard wants to nip in the bud any viral attempt at showing displeasure for Blizzard kowtowing to the PRC. If the movement goes viral, that is a huge problem/loss for Blizzard.

I haven't been on Blizzard in years, since my DOTA and Warcraft 3 days.

I've wasted years of my life playing the frozen throne. GOAT game imo (if you don't count Diablo 2).

 

[The ScorpioN]

Hahaha! This got me, thanks for that!

Funny enough, when doing a web search for Diablo 4, engine returns Diablo 3 results..."stop clogging up our search mainframes with this BS and just play the game y'all cried for for 11 years, nerds!" <Lmaoo>
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No worries, Diablo Mobile is here!

 

[ElKarlo]

On a serious note: Blizzard wants to nip in the bud any viral attempt at showing displeasure for Blizzard kowtowing to the PRC. If the movement goes viral, that is a huge problem/loss for Blizzard.

I haven't been on Blizzard in years, since my DOTA and Warcraft 3 days.

Chianti is playing it's hand too hard. This is just showing what a sensitive beast the country is. It can't unilaterally make it slows and rules be enforced overseas. By doing so it shows things like free HK make it nervous. And companies like blizzard and the NBA are falling over themselves to suck that China D, it's shameful and they should be made to pay via the people boycotting

 

[surrealworlds]

Who cares? Just unsubscribe and stop logging in. This affects your life in no way.

You dont care that China is exerting direct and obvious influence over American companies?

 

[Mondo Freaks]

Still gonna play Overwatch.

 

[Trotsky]

What the fuck?

After looking this up (not a gamer, so I didn't know what Blizzard was), sanctioning and fining that guy for supporting Hong Kong is incredibly out of line.

It's weird, though, that this is the one liberatory cause that American conservatives apparently care about after hair flipping at every other oppressed group seeking liberation in modern history, from the Jews in the 1930s-40s, to Palestinians since the creation of Israel, to colonial Africa, to Cuba, etc.

 

[Trotsky]

You dont care that China is exerting direct and obvious influence over American companies?

That's misleading and/or outright incorrect. There's a difference between directly asserting control and a company kowtowing to your interests because they want your business.