 Foxes! Hello and welcome, dear viewer. In a stunning display of backbone and corporate decency, Blizzard Entertainment stuck behind its Hearthstone grandmaster contestant, a famous player by the name of Blitzchung. When said contestant sent out a political message of support over the Hong Kong protests that have been going on over the last several months. Hey, only kidding. No, Blizzard doesn't have an inch of backbone and did the most utterly disgusting thing you or I could imagine. After player Blitzchung's message, the corporate giant immediately banned him for a year and even penalized a pair of commentators who interviewed the champion, refusing to work with them any further, despite them wrapping up as soon as Blitzchung began talking about the Hong Kong protests. The company responded to the criticism, saying in a statement that it stands by one's right to express individual thoughts and opinions. But Blitzchung violated the competition rule that prohibits players from doing anything that would bring them into public disrepute or offend the portion or group of the public as well as damage Blizzard's image. I think you are covering that last bit yourself quite well, Blizzard. Remarkable, isn't it? Those who have thought that Blizzard meant Chinese state interests when the company wrote its terms of consent. A portion or group of the public indeed. Well played, Blizzard. Well played. Why is all that happening anyway, I hear you ask. Simple. Blizzard has racked up billions of dollars worth of avenue from the Chinese game market, and rather than risk putting a dent in their coin purse, the corporate giant did the only sensible thing it could have done, it threw Blitzchung under the bus. Human rights, freedom of speech, freedom of political beliefs, what are those again? You have to question whether they expected this story would blow up the way it has. Surely they knew what they were doing, right? Begunned possibly with this stufft? Oh, right. The public outcry has been swift, which is all too well because what a public way to announce where your loyalty stands. As if anyone doubted it over the last years, is the almighty dollar. Of course it is. Only draw the eye of US politicians, and I mean one of them is Marco Rubio. You know you're doing something. Very very wrong. Blizzard shows it is willing to humiliate itself to please the Chinese Communist Party. Senator Ron Wyden says, no American company should censor calls for freedom to make a quick bug. Marco Rubio tweeted on Tuesday, meanwhile, recognize what's happening here. People who don't live in China must either self-censor or face dismissal and suspensions. China using axes to mark it has leveraged the crush free speech globally. Implications of this will be felt long after everyone in US politics today is gone. Hate to say it, sure it looks like Marco Rubio has a point. Oh and if there was any doubt about a complete and utter festering wound full of pus that seems to be a good size of the blizzards of today, the company is even holding on to money won by Blitzchunk. I don't know what your definition of stealing is, but mine includes holding on to a monetary sum that has been won fair and square by a player of the game you've developed, a player who's won the tournament you've set up, no matter his political beliefs. Where does Blizzard go forward with this? Talk to Fino, but it's a bad day for themselves and whether they retract Blitzchunk's suspension or sell on their head with this course, the price for them and the public's eye is steep beyond measure. Either way, I'll be on the lookout with any future updates for this story. So if you'd like someone to regurgitate Verge Articles and intersect his own opinions on them, subscribe, like this video, ring that bell and don't forget to share your thoughts in the comment section below. Bye!