US politicians write to Activision Blizzard boss Bobby Kotick expressing "deep concern" over punishment of Hong Kong Hearthstone pro
United States politicians have co-signed a letter sent to Activision Blizzard boss Bobby Kotick expressing concern about the punishment given to Hong Kong Hearthstone pro Chung "Blitzchung" Ng Wai.
The strongly-worded bi-partisan letter, signed by senators Ron Wyden and Marco Rubio, as well as members of Congress Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Mike Gallagher and Tom Malinowski, urges Kotick to reconsider the punishment of Blitzchung dished out after the Hearthstone player voiced support for pro-democracy protests in Hong Kong during a live post-match interview.
"We write to express our deep concern about Activision Blizzard's decision to make player Ng Wai Chung forfeit prize money and ban him from participating in tournaments for a year after he voiced support for pro-democracy protests in Hong Kong," reads the letter.
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