by Tyler | Aug 7, 2020 | Asia, boycott China, China, India, National Security, smartphones, Tech, Tencent, TikTok, Trending, Weibo
India banned an uncertain number of Chinese smartphone apps Tuesday, adding to the 59 banned at the end of June and 47 more, mostly clones and alternate versions of the original 59, in July.
by Tyler | Oct 11, 2019 | Asia, blizzard entertainment, Censorship, China, Politics, Tech, Tencent, Trending
Blizzard faced harsh criticism for appeasing China from U.S senators on both sides of the aisle this week.
by Tyler | Oct 10, 2019 | Asia, blizzard entertainment, China, Hearthstone, Hong Kong, Hong Kong Protests, Mark Kern, National Security, Tech, Tencent, Trending, video games, World of Warcraft
Veteran software developer Mark Kern, who served as a Team Lead for Blizzard Entertainment’s World of Warcraft, published a long, sad thread to Twitter on Tuesday, calling out the company’s decisions — and their Chinese owner, Tencent.
by Tyler | Oct 9, 2019 | Activision Blizzard, Asia, China, communism, Hearthstone, Hong Kong, Hong Kong Protests, Social Justice, Tech, Tencent, Trending
Blizzard is facing backlash from consumers angry that the company banned Hearthstone eSports champion Ng Wai “blitzchung” Chung, a native of Hong Kong, for making comments in favor of the pro-democracy protests in the city.
