Protesters took aim at Blizzard Games over the weekend, rallying outside the company’s annual fan convention, BlizzCon, to draw attention to the video game company’s censorship of a player who voiced his support for pro-democracy demonstrations in Hong Kong during a livestream of Blizzard’s popular game, “Hearthstone.”
Dozens of protesters gathered outside the Anaheim Convention Center, according to Variety Magazine, carrying signs “that read messages including ‘Free Hong Kong,’ ‘Shame on Blizzard’ and ‘Blizzard = China’s bitch,'” and wearing “Mei with Hong Kong” tee shirts, specifically referencing one of Blizzard’s main characters, Mei from the Overwatch video game series, which has become a “symbol of the pro-democracy movement in Hong Kong.” Cosplayers at the event modified their costumes to incorporate the Hong Kong “flower” and pro-democracy messages.
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