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English: Jointly-signed letter from U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Rubio, and Representatives Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Mike Gallagher, and Tom Malinowski to Activision-Blizzard CEO Robert Kotick, requesting the company reverse the ban on player Blitzchung, who had been banned for speaking in support of the 2019 Hong Kong protests during a Hearthstone tournament.
The injunction prevents Microsoft from completing its acquisition of Activision Blizzard until the result of the FTC's legal challenge; an evidentiary hearing for that case was set for August 2. [14] On July 18, twenty-two Republicans in the House of Representatives sent a letter urging the FTC to drop the case. [15]
In the midst of this another Blizzard studio started to unionize for better conditions. This was quickly noticed by Blizzard and "An appeal made by Activision Blizzard that blocked Blizzard Albany's QA staff from unionizing has been rejected by the US National Labor Relations Board (NLRB)". However was quickly countered by the NLRB.
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The U.S. Federal Trade Commission would face hurdles in any appeal of a court's order on Tuesday that said Microsoft could move forward with its $69 billion acquisition of "Call of Duty" maker ...
Microsoft urged an appeals court in sometimes scathing language on Friday to reject the U.S. Federal Trade Commission's (FTC) request to pause its $69 billion deal to buy Activision. The agency ...
The letter said that, given Activision Blizzard's stature in the gaming community, its decision "could have a chilling effect on gamers who seek to use their platform to promote human rights and basic freedoms" and that the company must decide whether to "promote American Values - Like freedom of speech and thought - or give in to Beijing's ...
The Federal Trade Commission on Thursday filed its appeal of a federal judge’s decision earlier this week allowing Microsoft to close its $69 billion merger with Activision Blizzard.