Activision Blizzard Illegally Destroy Evidence & Shred Documents As DFEH Harassment Lawsuit Worsens

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[@cidasanctus3373]

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[@thegalacticidiot8250]

Beans

[@loutimarx7718]

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[@Ouroboross-]

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[@Tophat_Aza]

what a gamer

[@zoetaylor4297]

Nothing says we're not guilty like shredding evidence.

[@AxxLAfriku]

I HATE people that HATE other people. The comment I respond to did not spread HATE. That is good. BUT! I get a lot of HATE comments on my amazing videos and I HATE it. Please don't start spreading HATE. Do I have to HATE you too, dear zoe

[@charlestawiah6019]

@@AxxLAfriku bro what?

[@PBart7]

@@charlestawiah6019 right? Wtf is this dude on? Lmfao he a bot??

[@TLN_Nello]

@@PBart7 naw he tweakin

[@dokkanlegends6825]

Looks like a shitpost copypasta

[@route77productions]

Just imagine how bad those documents had to be if they chose to do an illegal act like this.

[@USSAnimeNCC-]

Like when Nazi Germany and imperial Japan did when they were losing the war to hide the raping, mass murdering, and slavery etc

[@wesleyfravel5149]

Probably hoped they wouldn't be caught, hide behind incompetence for why they don't get the Documents

[@BooTeam17]

@@USSAnimeNCC- Given that they had a Cosby suite, I would not be surprised if they owned a Hitler bunker as well

[@darter9000]

There is enough judicial history that basically resulted in the court accepting ‘all’ the opposing party’s argument if the other party destroys evidence. There was at least one copyright case where the defendant submitted a wiped hard drive to the court as evidence and the prosecution provided evidence that the disk has been wiped and the judge ruled in favor of the prosecution on all counts. The destruction of evidence, if true, can only lead to default ruling of guilt.

[@PBart7]

At this point it wouldn't surprise me if straight up fucking rape accusations start popping up

[@Imikeh]

"When you tear out a man's tongue, you are not proving him a liar, you're only telling the world that you fear what he might say." -Tyrion Lannister (GRRM)

[@toblerone1729]

Not a Game of Thrones fan, but that line describes the situation perfectly

[@belisarius6949]

@@toblerone1729 I think that quote is from the books, and didnt make it into the pile of trash that was the show.

[@user-eo5sn9yt1u]

Agree and incredibly relevant.

[@icywolf9923]

@@belisarius6949 I have no idea why people like the show. The books are better.

[@harroldthered7050]

Maybe someone should turn Bobby into singer’s stew

[@irkmcspamtroll2556]

HR: "Bobby, we're in trouble here." Bobby Kotick: "Do you guys not have file shredders?"

[@jimmyrichards5595]

HR: “No. But we do have something most others in the world don’t. Cell Phones!” 📱

[@wurmschn3693]

Underrated comment xD

[@pugettepugs6766]

Unfortunately, without evidence, there's little chance there will be any consequences for their actions. They don't care how they look, they are straight up trying to save up dollar on fees

[@MasterLPG]

​@@pugettepugs6766 Indeed, a classic case of "Crime pays when you're not caught", I wonder if this is the inspiration we corporate few do need to rule today's business world here, be they marketing or public relations tools, accounting or research & development instruments, the bottom blue-collar grunts or the top investors and the elite board of directors alongside their clever, prestigious and most cunning Chief Enterprise Owner, preventing problematic employees from securing said 'evidence' here? ;)

[@YhelloWish]

LMAO!

[@hiropisku1078]

Activision Blizzard: "This isn't destroying evidence! This is...uh...surprise spring cleaning?"

[@indiegamerred553]

But it's summer...

[@sethryan5974]

Winter in some places.

[@gozips3054]

It's a surprise out-of-season spring cleaning!

[@Road_to_Dawn]

**nervous sweating** “Shredding documents? Wh-what shredding?” **empties trash** “L-look! The trash cans are empty!”

[@bluesandman7566]

Activision Blizzard: "We are trying to be eco-lie-gical, this is Surprise Paper Recycling."

[@cjaquino28]

They know that the destruction of evidence is illegal, which means they rather take the punishment for destruction of evidence than face the consecuence for whatever those documents contained. This is quite serious.

[@Hornswroggle]

Honestly legal systems should be reformed to always assume a destroyed document as definitive proof of guilt. "What's that you say? The document wouln't have shown that you are guilty? Welp... shouldn't have destroyed it."

[@twixxbar07]

@@Hornswroggle Many legal systems, especially California courts, where this is being filed, will take destruction of evidence as evidence of wrong doing *if intentional destruction can be proved.* The real question, what was on those documents that they were willing to take this risk?

[@michaelkean5969]

i reckon they are destroyed documented proof of really bad stuff like staff members beings Struggle snugged as in r4p3d (youtube no-no word) and murdered. i am fully convinced blizzard has people at their company that is fully capable of killing and sexually assaulting and it being fully covered up.

[@Zeverinsen]

@@michaelkean5969 I'm thinking blackmail, money laundering, prostitutes, drugs and slave labour. Murder is a bit too far, but maybe they covered up an "accident" or two, who knows at this point?

[@michaelkean5969]

@@Zeverinsen exactly god knows what is on those documents that they would rather risk being found guilty of obstruction of justice as opposed to being ousted as what Human traffickers,Murderers,r4p1sts,cartel funding etc etc

[@solblackguy]

NDAs aren't legal binding when you're under an investigation. Also, the penalty for impeding an investigation can range between a simple fine to a heavier penalty. Whatever they're shredding was probably so awful that it was worse than the penalty for destroying evidence. This might need to go to federal if that's the case.

[@MasterLPG]

Indeed, a classic case of "Crime pays when you're not caught", I wonder if this is the inspiration we corporate few do need to rule today's business world here, be they marketing or public relations tools, accounting or research & development instruments, the bottom blue-collar grunts or the top investors and the elite board of directors alongside their clever, prestigious and most cunning Chief Enterprise Owner, preventing problematic employees from securing said 'evidence' here? ;)

[@pdan4]

Yeah, they're not legally binding then. Unfortuantely many victims don't know this, and that's exactly what criminals bank on.

[@CarbonRollerCaco]

@@pdan4 If so many don't know it, it's obviously not widely taught. Most likely on purpose. Everything's tied.

[@ClassyCrustatio]

NDA only apply to trade secrets not legal matters or when those NDAs violate human and worker rights.

[@zackzittel7683]

This chick I used to wreck had a dad who was a narcotics detective and he got arrested for obstructing a federal investigation (over him hunting after dark) so yeah, destroying evidence can be super duper double serious. (Must run in the family because her brother came home from school to her cleaning a huge cum stain off the couch and he could see the huge wet spot in her grey yoga pants as she was bent over scrubbing…. I wanted to die)

[@Zer0Tr1gger]

Fun fact: knowingly destroying evidence relevant to an investigation is officially known as "spoliation of evidence"; and a lot of the time when this happens, the court will have no choice but to assume that the destroyed information would have proven your guilt and rule against you in the case. Normally, our legal system is supposed to be based on "innocent until proven guilty". However, this is used as a way of discouraging such behavior, by negating any benefit the guilty party would gain by removing evidence.

[@xdragoonzero0]

Which implies that the evidence they destroyed included information more incriminating than the things they're already under fire for.

[@shubhamghoshal2939]

I was wondering if some such law existed. Nice.

[@rianv6266]

Blizzard got that golden ticket though... Money!

[@thenotoriousg6030]

If they somehow weasel their way out of this, I’ve lost all faith in this industry improving

[@ItsShatter]

Not to mention the legal system

[@456death654]

But why won’t I be surprised if they do weasel them selves out of this -.-

[@cubedmelons876]

You still have faith in the industry improving? That's amazing.

[@theunhingedgamer3762]

the fact you have faith in anything is hilarious

[@TheDanielCityHeroes]

If they somehow weasel their way out of this, people will call for blood.

[@redohealer2]

Credit to Activision. They're setting an example of what *NOT* to do.

[@USSAnimeNCC-]

Always had been

[@AnymMusic]

They really take the phrase "I'm not useless, I can be used as a bad example" to heart

[@planetcrazy654]

Ah a fellow man of culture I see…

[@disasterincarnate]

if they get away with it (which they probably will) then its a lesson learned indeed... just the wrong one.

[@CrimsonPizza21]

Yes it is very educational

[@donperfecsionist7522]

"Complied with every appropriate request." Legalese translation: The evidence they wanted us to show them would have proven our guilt, so we labeled it "inappropriate" and shredded it.

[@robertarmstrong9208]

so true

[@sebastianarnljung3565]

They have called the lawsuit improper

[@Zharrgrim]

“Do you guys not have shredders?” -blizzard

[@glaive616]

Must be an out of season April fools joke.

[@yy-hj4br]

If this leads to Bobby Kocktick in jail, I'll be happier than a CEO "earning" a bonus.

[@DarkElfDiva]

"When a camel can pass through the eye of a needle, so shall a rich man enter prison." -The 21st century bible

[@spritemon98]

Rich people aren't punished as much as poor people are

[@kevingame3198]

Hope they get Ex Sony CEO Shawn layden give his good track record

[@SangheiliSpecOp]

He'll be getting a stimulus package up the ass

[@muckus_the_macka7340]

Bobby kodick

[@justinjacobs1501]

Human Resources is never in favor of workers. Learned that when I was fired for reporting our district manager for lying about cuts to raises and promotions.

[@ProfezorSnayp]

Well they call their workers 'resources' like a commodity to be owned, of course they don't care. No big corporation cares about their workers.

[@undead2481]

@@ProfezorSnayp Be more of a shocker if you could find a company that cares for their employees in general.

[@JessicaSunlight]

Im keep hearing from people how companies HR always there to protect the company not the people. I guess there needs to be a law that HR would be a 3rd party or even a government-social part of the company. So many times I've heard about people reporting to HR just to find out next day - they are fired. Abuse everywhere, even if you think such things shoudnt ideally happen in todays modern world in western countries and yet in USA all over I hear about this.

[@B3RyL]

@@JessicaSunlight That's the problem here. Ultimately, every HR department works for the company and therefore is subordinate to the management and executives which makes it impossible for HR to stand up against them. It's a clear conflict of interest. That is why unions are so important.

[@goliathbeast123]

Everyone: hey Blizzard, you've done some really awful things. Blizzard: we hear you and to show that we care, we have decided to change Mccree's name.

[@danielharvison7510]

GDI's Ion Cannon: We hear you, and have decided to obliterate you from orbit! Oh, sorry, ActiBlizz, you didn't make that one, you wouldn't know it.

[@fenrirsrage4609]

The fact that almost all of us have basically come to the conclusion that whatever is on those files that were shredded had to have *SOMETHING* that made Blizzard say "Yeah we might get in trouble for doing this but I'd rather face the consequences of destroying these rather than facing the consequences of what's IN these." Almost makes me want to know everyone's theories or hunches on what's in those files.

[@swanningabout]

Almost? Either you do or don't?

[@Kwatcher100]

Keep digging yourselves deeper Acti-Blizz.

[@rgamer4272]

This situation is a prime example of the Streisand Effect, and destroying evidence is just making them look worse anyway. As if we wouldn't find out about it.

[@lilacocto9103]

They've dug themselves so deep, dead game companies are better than them.

[@neon-neku]

Make me feel that actiblizzard are much worst than EA

[@edgieststalker8141]

@@neon-neku maybe they are greedy a$$holes but at least they dont let abuses happen so frequently and always punish those who do it

[@MuteMyst]

At this point is that even possible???

[@SkylerHamm587]

Oh there are a lot of people going to jail, aren’t there

[@jemmascott5559]

Undoubtedly… and it will be well deserved

[@nikrodox]

I wish but my hopes are not so good. Rich criminals usually get away with it in this country, one way or another

[@ryu-ken]

@@nikrodox true

[@poiboy86]

no, this is a lawsuit not criminal charges, there will be fines and changes to their business, although criminal charges could be brought on the person who destroyed evidence if it can be found and proven.

[@AegixDrakan]

gods I hope some people go to jail. Destruction of evidence is serious business.

[@ninavale.]

Actiblizz: "We've done nothing wrong, and we're being transparent and cooperative" proceeds to destroy documents and silent witnesses.

[@iqbaalannaafi761]

Well, it's Bobby Kotick. Don't expect him to play along the rules; he'll find a way to cheat, eventually.

[@cegesh1459]

Yes. But it started under Blizzard before even Activision

[@rz264]

"preserve information relevant to the DFEH investigation" "complied with every proper request" These are weasel words. Who is defining "relevant" or "proper" in these statements? Certainly not the affected employees. Certainly not DFEH.

[@Hexium_Vexium]

Blizzard: "Every Voice Matters." Also Blizzard: "I CAN'T HEAR YOU OVER THE SOUND OF THESE SHREDDERS!" I quit WoW within two weeks of BfA's launch because the leveling zones were just so boring and there was nothing to for me to look forward to at level cap. It's appalling how far they've fallen in that time.

[@iqbaalannaafi761]

The Streissand Effect is in full force. The more Acti-Blizz tries to cover this up, the more people talk about it. SOMETHING is being covered up.

[@JessicaSunlight]

They fell like years ago... It only surfaced this year... reports are saying its been for 5-10 years

[@jessiebeck8891]

So they're hypocrites.

[@onyxian4978]

Seeing Blizzard make mistakes is actually more entertaining than playing their games.

[@Zeverinsen]

Actually, yeah 💀

[@juliorodriguez6156]

Watching paint dry is more entertaining than playing their games. Not very hard to do.

[@MorfsPrower]

Such is to those that slaughter smaller fries. The destiny of a slaughterer is to die being slaughtered. ActiBlizz is a slaughterhouse, and a long history of abuse and wanton destruction earned them this fall. Burn, Blizzard, Burn, Activision, and rot.

[@SmokeOneAndChill]

I approve this message brother

[@theredguy4845]

Now they know what it is like to sweat.

[@Zeverinsen]

You know, I didn't think AB could make themselves look *any worse,* but lo and behold, they did! I am actually *amazed.* I hope they only dig themselves in deeper to such an extent that their actions trigger a world wide revolution in the games industry. *My popcorn is ready.*

[@AkarZaephyr]

At this stage, I'm not wondering if they can sink any lower. I'm just wondering what's next and what kind of deep shit follows.

[@Zeverinsen]

@@AkarZaephyr Agreed. I want to know what kind of information they're shredding. Destroying evidence is usually considered a criminal offence, so safe to say they're at minimum covering up something illegal.

[@scoman91]

This gives the court ground to automatically find in favor of the plaintiff. Destruction of evidence, which is coinciding with obstruction of justice, is a humongous no no.

[@frisby7143]

This is great The bigger the hole Activision dig for themselves the harder it’ll be for them to crawl their way out.

[@TeleologicalConsistency]

They aren't digging a hole. They're sealing off a liability. Obviously the evidence they destroyed could lead to far worse charges than the current charges plus destroying evidence charges. This is why willfully destroying evidence should be far more severely punished than they are now up to the corporate death penalty for the corporation.

[@GodhandPhemto]

LMFAO you actually have hope they wont get away with it with hardly any damage! Come back to reality with us friend. Evil ALWAYS wins lol.

[@Zeverinsen]

@@GodhandPhemto No, MONEY always wins.

[@scottishboy112]

If they dig deep enough, maybe they’ll end up in China. After all they seem to love China and Winnie.

[@grandpulse7970]

You're absolutely delusional if you think these people will face any significant consequences

[@MultiLetz]

"Acti-Blizz: A Case Study on How to Look Guilty step by step" You just can't make this shit up

[@skhighglitch4217]

Kids going into the criminal field will be looking at this as a case study. Right there along side OJ.

[@landotucker]

Legally, this should be evidence itself of guilt. Like how when cops turn off their body cams, it should *assumed* that they're guilty.

[@undertakernumberone1]

@@landotucker "Innocent until proven Guilty". And there is a reason why that's a thing. Unfortunately it means such stuff as here can work out, but there IS a good reason for why the baseline is "innocent until proven guilty" and not "guilty until proven innocent". Especially with the precedences it could set, ESPECIALLY with worst case scenarios.

[@thegrayyernaut]

@@undertakernumberone1 If only Twitter understands this when it comes to a lot of cases.

[@melonseiiLOVE]

@@undertakernumberone1 wrong. “Innocent until proven guilty” is only ever subject of a criminal suit, when personal freedom or life is at stake. This is a civil lawsuit, and so the subject is “who can provide more evidence in favor of (not) paying the other party”. Thereby stated by Californian law: in a criminal lawsuit all 12 of the jury have to agree on a person’s guilt. In a civil lawsuit the majority has to agree. Furthermore: criminal suits are always against a single person. Civil lawsuits can be from individuals to corporations or groups, and it’s always about monetary compensation.

[@blitzburn2871]

The fact that they decided that the legal ramifications of destroying evidence would be lesser than those of the evidence being brought before a judge speaks volumes.

[@ilewdlolis939]

Blizzard: "destroying our own reputation world record any % speedrun"

[@NotBob-hf6zz]

Lmao nice name

[@Bruh-ey2tb]

@ᴍʀ ꜱᴍɪʟʏ imagine telling someone to delete their existence over the profile lmao, I also think it’s cringe but I don’t care enough to shit on them

[@pvshka]

@ᴍʀ ꜱᴍɪʟʏ lmao triggered 😂

[@tranquility6789]

The activision empire is crumbling right in front of us.

[@spritemon98]

And its glorious!!

[@stupidragerantroastoftakes2981]

worth eating popcorn over this.

[@marcing115]

I think I'ma start buying cods on steam cause they might go extinct lol

[@cmdraftbrn]

good. good.

[@cubedmelons876]

@@marcing115 If all the cods go extinct, likely that the servers will be shut down anyways. Don't bother.

[@ahmataevo]

Destruction of evidence should be regarded as an automatic admission of guilt on all counts and be treated accordingly, with extra penalties.

[@598019001]

It actually is, if a party destroys evidence, a judge is legally obligated to not only assume the evidence exists, but that evidence is then automatically considered in the worse possible light. If they still went ahead with it, then that evidence contained a hell of a lot more than what they are being charged for.

[@christianfarren1179]

At this point, Activision is the Master of Lake Town trying to flee in a gold-filled boat during Smaug’s attack.

[@pommybomber]

This is like the "I'll call HR" gag from Helluva Boss, but a million times less funny and genuinely very frickin' illegal. Nice job "protecting" the company name assholes, you just made Activision synonymous with "criminal".

[@dancingzombie2]

"Oh we've shot our foot once, might as well do it again" - Acti-Blizz

[@XFutureDreamerX]

"As long as we can still crawl, we can make money! ...right?"

[@3Rayfire]

Starscream: "Ohhhhh....OW! MY FOOT!"

[@TeaMMatE11]

seems like it worked. Now they have no legs to stand on.

[@Mgranadosv]

Do you guys not have healthy feet?

[@metalgeardull8279]

More like saw the other foot off.

[@zztopandahalf]

Blizzard: "We have nothing to hide... (because we shredded it all)"

[@nevierrix2118]

Thank you for staying on top of this and continuing to bring attention to it. With this most recent illegal move I hope the DFEH doesn't just throw the book at them, but the whole damn library.

[@meisterregmyster]

I cant wait till Internet Historian does a video report on this whole story from start to finish.

[@viper6220]

Blizzard: "Every Voice Matters. Except the ones that don't."

[@RafaAelM]

"Except the ones that talk bad about us"

[@VotePaineJefferson]

Every voice matters...except if you're Hong Kong or one of our employees...

[@BraddahSpliff]

More like "EVERY VOICE (in our boardroom) MATTERS!"

[@TheMusicMan1012]

"All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others"

[@michaelgerzen6508]

This is literally every company.

[@Qushu92]

I'm not a legal expect but destroying evidence while under a SERIOUS investigation makes someone MORE guilty, right?

[@456death654]

You would hope so

[@timeforsuchaword]

Yes, it's called spoliation of evidence. Not only is it illegal, it's also stupid as the court will usually assume that the intentionally destroyed evidence favored the other party.

[@cazikman]

Maybe there were other things they were worried would come to light if they didn't shred it? Usually when companies do this it's a calculated move. someone decided that the price of shredding that evidence was less than the price of letting that information out.

[@Qushu92]

@@cazikman So they have even MORE to hide. Oh how the mighty have fallen...

[@mikoto7693]

Holy moly. Isn’t evidence destroying highly illegal? I mean lawsuits are civil matters right? Doesn’t this move into the criminal field? Shouldn’t the police or FBI now get involved? (I’m English btw so my understanding of the US legal systems is vague at best.)

[@godless1014]

Blizzard has become an actual WoW raid boss. The boss mechanics are relatively simple. Phase 1: the boss will spawn adds that will attempt to grab yer tits. They will chase you through a series of cubicles. They must be killed in an area of the arena called the "Cosby Suite." Phase 2: the boss will cast the spell "shred evidence" which needs to be interrupted. The boss will attempt to drink from a vat labeled "Chinese semen." You must destroy the vat before it is emptied. Phase 3: the boss will choose one random player and drain all of their gold with the spell "store mount." This spell is uninterruptible and is cast every few seconds. Phase 4: there is no phase 4 because there wasn't enough resources to finish it because the boss spends all of it's time, money, and effort focusing on phase 3.

[@putateng001]

My lawyer boss told me once that "you can't trust HR Dept, their loyalty in on company not yours"

[@roonkolos]

Don't worry guys. They're changing McCree's name so that will make up for it

[@ryu-ken]

Jack McDougal

[@GunterThePenguinHatesHugs]

Thank goodness 🙏🙏🙏

[@gozzythebat]

“Howdy boys! the names Bobby Shreds”

[@ricardohoang8452]

@@ryu-ken LMAO

[@ancientone5903]

Wouldn't matter at this point because Activision/Blizzard is screwed as is.

[@300IQPrower]

Shredding evidence documents is bad enough (and a widespread practice btw), doing so while under investigation and EXPLICITLY told not to? In a legal system that worked, that’d be a “go directly to jail” instant guilty verdict on all charges.

[@Fourtytwo4242]

Well it less go to jail and more the money they have to pay gets higher, 1 million, 2 million, 8 million, 20 million, 70 million, 150 million, 400 million so on. by doing this I go with 150 million dollar fine so far. Edit: like wise they not being sued by a person but the state it self, a state in debt mind you, so Cali might go a lot harsher has this shit show goes on.

[@charlescaulkins8306]

sadly that's probably what they're counting on. Since these days you can just pay your bail to stay out of jail and to Activision Blizzard such fees are a drop in the bucket for them.

[@cedricnoel-thibeault206]

@@Fourtytwo4242 The DFEH should fine Activision-Blizzard for a billion dollars nothing less and it still i feel like drop in the ocean. Well John Macfarlane was right about the apocalypse, at this very moment everything will be reveal, as divine and/or horrific the truth is.

[@300IQPrower]

@@charlescaulkins8306 eyup. It’s designed so companies always have an out to pay far less than they should. That’s why to begin with a set fine for destroying evidence OVERWRITES the charges said evidence would prove, saving them a ton of money by comparison. It’s by design.

[@JimmyJoeBob]

Our legal system exists solely to protect rich people's money.

[@Meow_YT]

"We took appropriate steps to preserve information relevant to the DFEH investigation". How do they know what's relevant? The scope has widened already. They may have already not "preserved" information that wasn't previously "relevant".

[@reesesollars1553]

Activision Blizzard: The Feds are trying to break through the firewall!!!

[@derp3305]

Problem with this is people supporting them and buying their products. Oh well, *BOBBY KODICK NEEDS ANOTHER BONUS CHECK, BUT FIRST, FIRE A FEW THOUSAND EMPLOYEES.*

[@neon-neku]

Thats because the product is good if there games is good they will buy it if not don't buy it its just basic answer but this situation is much worse its goverment official interferance

[@GunterThePenguinHatesHugs]

If Acti-Blizz does go bust, you can bet Bobby Kotick with be seen fleeing on a lifeboat stacked with bags of $$$

[@neon-neku]

@@GunterThePenguinHatesHugs maybe but what if he got fine?

[@GunterThePenguinHatesHugs]

@@neon-neku I feel like Bobby is someone who's been the CEO of many companies, and he's canny enough to know all the little loopholes that will mean he won't have to pay a dime, and so I think he'll find a way for the fines to go to the actual company of Activision-Blizzard, and not him personally. Just a hunch lol, -He's definitely someone who's ok with profiting via immoral means, even if it means harming children with gambling or making people redundant, so I really hope he is prosecuted for his part in all of this, though I think he'll probably just get off quite lightly in reality.

[@neon-neku]

@@GunterThePenguinHatesHugs ouch

[@Road_to_Dawn]

As soon as I first heard a rumor about this, I was waiting for this video. Activision/Blizzard just get even more shameless, as soon as you think they’ve reached their limit, they set a new milestone.

[@ray101mond]

I love all these corporations promote how diverse they are when in fact they're all thinking the same thing, their monolith of ideology.

[@playmaker3116]

I just looked at the title. I didn't watch and I'm just here to say I can't even anymore with Activision Blizzard. I just want them to disappear and never hear about them again

[@platinumpepe8626]

That wish could very well come true at this rate

[@johnnygraz4712]

We need to start referring to Activision/Blizzard as a criminal syndicate and Bobby Kotick as a crime lord.

[@SpoopySquid]

Every interview with ActiBlizz needs to bring up the fact that Bobby was in Epstein's black book

[@Yinzermakesvids]

Share holders should remove the CEO and any other top management

[@sinfulpython7947]

Sad part about this is that, people will still buy the upcoming call of duty: vanguard 😤.

[@Alien_Informant]

And diablo and whatever else they release. At the end of the day, they'll get a fine that's all

[@MatthewCobalt]

When the accused entity attempts to hid their skeletons, it's a sign to keep digging deeper.

[@Ah_Shit_Here_We_Go_Again]

Once again, for everyone in the back, HR departments are there to protect the CORPORATION not the EMPLOYEE'S. The rare few may care, but they can do nothing when HR heads stand in the way.

[@darter9000]

I think the better way to put it is that HR is supposed to manage risk due to employees-most corporations do care to the extent that employees can sue over certain legal points-only a rare HR department goes farther than that-Acti/Blizz’s HR can’t even pull off the most basic function HRs-this is worse than even the most cynical HR operations out there.

[@Ah_Shit_Here_We_Go_Again]

@@ezioassassain Yes, to make sure the company doesn't get sued, that's it. they'll 100% rat on you if it's something that will goes against the companies interest, at least from my own experience in the oil field.

[@Ah_Shit_Here_We_Go_Again]

@@darter9000 I've been part of several companies that use their HR department just to mitigate risk to the company, sadly. Had a dude have to argue for using PTO because of a death in the family. I don't trust HR as far as I can throw them, but then again thats just my experience. Could be there are good companies out there.

[@BraddahSpliff]

I mean, it's called Human Resources for a reason. They see their employees as nothing more than a resource they can extract.

[@Ah_Shit_Here_We_Go_Again]

@@BraddahSpliff you're not wrong

[@asimian8500]

HR is not for protection of employees. It's to protect the company and its executives.

[@victor-uranium]

We have a water company in the south of England who have been contaminating rivers because they are unwilling to spend money to fix the infrastructure problems they have. They worked out that it was cheaper to pay the fines rather than fix things. The bottom line is all that matters to these kinds of people.

[@virtualman7026]

Frativision really seems to be trying to find every possible way to sink lower and lower then ever before and boy they are doing a phenomenal job at that. Cause at this point the bar is in hell (Kotick’s home town).

[@theredguy4845]

Man their bar is in Satan toilet 😆.

[@samtepal3892]

He was born in Long Island, USA

[@virtualman7026]

@@samtepal3892 Of course when I said hell is Kotick's home town I was only joking but given how much of a deplorable scumbag Kotick is he may as well've come from hell.

[@Naldito15]

It was primarily the blizzard employees who were responsible. The Activision guys must feel like crap being associated with this scandal. The Activision Corp must be regretting the merger with blizzard since blizzard hasn't been doing very well. They have been releasing a lot of shitty games and remasters. Now they have a PR nightmare

[@cheesecakebunny2002]

@@virtualman7026 bobby need to fire🔥

[@RobertJHamilton]

Activision: Oh that was evidence? I was just making some nesting material for my hamster....

[@kitsunelee007]

You have a rather large hamster 🐹 collection.😂

[@Crylhound]

I never thought I'd be more disgusted by a company like I was by EA.

[@rylian21]

I am starting to hope that California's AG files some criminal charges against individuals and moves to revoke the company's corporate charter.

[@DJezdic]

Imagine playing and supporting a Blizzard game in 2021, those people are part of the problem.

[@Wiimeiser]

Still playing Warcraft 3, but it's an archived 1.31.1 with "borrowed" CD keys leeched off my old disc copy.

[@JimmyJoeBob]

The majority of people don't even know about any of this. So many people just have no idea what I'm talking about if I bring it up. Dummy casuals, fanboys and kids outnumber us considerably.

[@enashimo]

@@JimmyJoeBobJust curious what do you mean by dummy casuals? Do you mean those people who still play the games that companies like Blizzard made?

[@danielharvison7510]

@@sonofsol2869 If it makes you feel better, I can safely assume NONE of your money will ever get to the devs who actually make the game.

[@sonofsol2869]

@@danielharvison7510 wages?

[@nightwolf9375]

This whole situation reminds me of that scene from spongebob, where the little sponge-bobs inside the actual spongebob’s brain were trying to find the correct file while absolute chaos ensued. Except this time it’s Activision panicking to burn all the incriminating evidence; before they get even more screwed.

[@charlescaulkins8306]

"WE THREW OUT HIS NAME!"

[@thecommentguy9380]

"we're not destroying evidence, we're just discarding some documents that will be used against us"

[@j.a.4315]

"it's not the crime, it's the cover-up" Activision Blizzard: "why not both?"

[@thehunterjk2521]

Activision Blizzard: *No pRoOf mEAnS It dUdn’T HApPen!*

[@Magus12000BC]

We live in a country where you are innocent until proven guilty. So given the system, they are correct that no proof means that it didn't happen. And you should be scared to death if we ever do away with that system.

[@OrinSorinson]

@@Magus12000BC Sure, sure; but without the destroying of evidence.

[@Magus12000BC]

@@OrinSorinson - Gotta prove that. Otherwise, it's just hearsay. And while hearsay still has the potential for conviction, it isn't easy. This is why companies take the risk. Because the odds are on their favor.

[@MasterLPG]

@@Magus12000BC Indeed, a classic case of "Crime pays when you're not caught", I wonder if this is the inspiration we corporate few do need to rule today's business world here, be they marketing or public relations tools, accounting or research & development instruments, the bottom blue-collar grunts or the top investors and the elite board of directors alongside their clever, prestigious and most cunning Chief Enterprise Owner, preventing problematic employees from securing said 'evidence' here? ;)

[@undead2481]

@@Magus12000BC You sure because I thought nowadays its guilty before proven innocent since we can throw accusations out there and still ruin a person's career without any proof. In this situation though I can believe the accusations since anybody that actually works can kind of see this in some company's.

[@v.emiltheii-nd.8094]

File for bankruptcy. File for bankruptcy.

[@kevingame3198]

While the ips Are going to be sold to different publishers I’m hoping overwatch could be given to PlayStation

[@Alien_Informant]

@@kevingame3198 they won't be selling any ip, mega corporations can pay their way outta anything

[@kevingame3198]

@@Alien_Informant hmm yeah but if they continue make money possibly trillions to match with tesla with quantity games sounds a lot like Call of Duty releasing every year much like apple with new iPhone every year same with tesla

[@7Marx7]

I knew you were going to make a video on this as soon as I saw the article. Activision honestly needs to be dismantled. They are so unbelievably corrupt, it's insane.

[@buckrodgers1162]

Activision/Blizzard: "We're innocent" Activision/Blizzard's actions: Commit the crimes of: 'Destruction of Evidence', 'Interference with law enforcement', 'Aiding and Abetting', and who knows what else. Me quoting the Warhammer 40k Space Marines: "Innocence means nothing."

[@251spartan]

"There is no such thing as innocence, only degrees of guilt." Librarian Quote, Dawn of War

[@buckrodgers1162]

@@251spartan, Yeah, that's the long version of it. Except it's "only varying degrees".

[@251spartan]

@@buckrodgers1162 thanks, been a long while since i played Dawn of War, so i forgot the complete quote!

[@zachataxxii7126]

This is some Ace Attorney main villain shit in real life

[@JamesDavy2009]

I could totally see Manfred von Karma having a hand in something like this.

[@ralphjiandelacruz9593]

At this point they are nothing more than criminals.

[@hg548.5]

It's like a guy getting arrested with handcuffs on and then all of sudden he decides to make a run for it..

[@J--Dubs]

At this rate, I’m waiting for the Scooby-Doo gang to unmask Bobby for the swamp monster he really is in front of the jury.

[@odracir102]

I would say this would stop me buying their games going foward but honestly they havent made anything I feel is worth playing in a while.

[@sonofsol2869]

Stopping buying the games is a wrong move as you would be punishing the guys and gals that made the games, the employees are the victims and the last thing you wanna do is put them out of work

[@pugettepugs6766]

@@sonofsol2869 yes. That's exactly why I am supporting corporations using child labour in poor countries to produce their goods cheaply. Those children are often the only income source for their familyyyy /sarcasm of course. Nice try, Kotik apologist. Better luck next time.

[@vDullahan]

@@pugettepugs6766 They're not wrong though. It's a damned if you do, damned if you don't situation. Last thing anyone wants is to fund Koticks next paycheck, but then if we don't buy the products, the employees that actually worked and had to go through this shit will get the brunt of it.

[@pugettepugs6766]

@@vDullahan Not really. That's the convenient thing you say to yourself not to feel bad for funding bad practices. "Yeah, I paid Kotick for this thing I don't need. But i was not smiling, allright?" Instead of pushing the company to provide sensible and just environment, you do nothing and patting yourself on the back that you are supporting the devs. You don't. Devs are paid on a monthly basis, not a percentage fee. Whether you buy the game or not, the company IS OBLIGATED BY LAW to pay them. Blizz is not poor, they don't pay employees enough because they feel like they don't have to. As long as you buy their games, you are sending the message to Blizz that you don't care about their practices as long as they feed you games.

[@vDullahan]

@@pugettepugs6766 I agree with what you're saying, you're arguing with the wrong person. I understand everything you said but at the end of the day the employees are going to get the worst of it. Buying Activision products is going to be interpreted as us supporting the company as a whole, regardless of if its only to stand beside the employees that had to go through this shit. However if we don't buy them, it'll most likely be seen as their fault, and so lay offs (which will unfortunately occur anyways most likely) will affect the devs and not the corporate members. Damned if we do, damned if we don't. I'm just saying they aren't completely wrong, but it isn't right either because no matter what we do it'll impact those already affected.

[@bumblequeen3287]

The DFEH: Uh, what you're doing is highly illegal. Activision Blizzard: I am above the law!

[@JimmyJoeBob]

Sadly they are.

[@opinionsfromfil1840]

sure!

[@danielharvison7510]

Man, I feel like we need some Judges in to deal with these corpo types!

[@SpoopySquid]

"Fuck the rules, I have money!" - Bobby Kotick, probably

[@Frostwolf_103]

Tampering with evidence will let you land on jail for 20 years, no ' buts' or ' ifs'

[@bethlaria812]

The writing is on the wall when the shredder comes to play!!! Thx yong for keeping me up to date!!!

[@Kingilya11687]

But Yong they're fixing it! They're changing McCree's name! Isn't that enough? :P

[@Rio-zh2wb]

lmao

[@nman551]

No it’s not enough. Burn the company and rebuild it from the ground up

[@VotePaineJefferson]

They said they didn't destroy any evidence. I believe them. Hashtag believe all corporations.

[@jklumn]

Why the hell does McCree needs to change his name?

[@vDullahan]

@@jklumn I think it's linked to one of the devs that took part in the scumfuck behaviour that kicked off this whole mess

[@unofficialmeme5972]

"We care about you. Now pre order Overwatch 2 and spend thousands of dollars on our lootboxes for all these characters we assigned sexualities to so you can see that we care about people and their human rights!" Actually, maybe we shouldn't say this to our Chinese playerbase. We might stir trouble or something.

[@USSAnimeNCC-]

More like "look at boobies ignore how we abuse women" Everyone: A girl being sexy is not an excuse for your behavior off to the prison bus

[@stupidragerantroastoftakes2981]

Oops.

[@TR33ZY_CRTM]

@@USSAnimeNCC- "If you're not interested in boobies, look at their butts instead!"

[@uwu-ul9mm]

I get your point but like, the diverse team artists that work on the characters of OW and OW2 aren’t part of the awfulness that is going on. They give the characters many different sexualities because THEY as artists WANT to. Games that aren’t going though legal trouble, Respawn with Apex for example, are creating character who also have a broad range of sexualities. It isn’t malicious. It isn’t a sign of rotten corporate insides. And bad things all over the world would still happen if games just had straight characters. So, while I get your point, that doesn’t make your point intelligent.

[@kamikazoo6599]

@@uwu-ul9mm They use sexualities and support pride only for the PR. You blinded yourself from seeing the truth

[@RemoraSeifuu]

What the real question is. What if they aren't hiding evidence regarding to the investigation itself, but something else illegal not discovered yet.

[@TiberiusMonk]

Great video YongYea, well done!

[@zZOMBIE2013]

_The shitshow that keeps on giving._

[@Gatlinggunman]

*keeps on shitting

[@stupidragerantroastoftakes2981]

Always Has Been.

[@WhiteInk47]

Good god. They really just aren’t even attempting to not be corrupt whatsoever. Disgusting.

[@asdf51501]

Blizzard is gambling that the fines from committing this crime will be less than those of the crimes they're hiding by shredding said evidence. Some execs over at Blizzard needs to face real prison time and felony convictions over this.

[@Overonator]

If they are destroying evidence how is it not obstruction of justice? Whoever ordered it should be prosecuted if true. How is there no criminal charges?

[@miscmeme]

Somehow this will be ruled legal.

[@Nobody-pq6bw]

I will never ever buy another Activison/Blizzard game ever again.

[@cheesecakebunny2002]

Just pirate their games 👌

[@budaroddy]

People that care about his rights, his wallet and the game industry should think like you, props for it

[@Kwatcher100]

@@cheesecakebunny2002 You can’t steal from corporations. It’s called reclamation.

[@gamingcantina9157]

Wasnt blizzard not apart of Activision until like many years into their business?

[@royedking]

@@gamingcantina9157 Blizzard is still ass

[@BingleBangleBungle]

DFEH: You were destroying evidence. Activision-Gizzard: What evidence? (while feeding documents to a shredder)

[@thecowboy2]

"A lot of tape and a little patience makes all the difference."

[@collinchase4236]

Penguin!!!!

[@SimGunther]

If this isn't obstruction of justice, I don't know what is.

[@songohan3321]

I guess Activision Blizzard forgot people had phones.

[@KoRbA2310]

Now every person from HR that will be find guilty of destroying documents should end up in prison with their career destroyed. This is just inhumane, barbaric and unethical.

[@crashban4t.f.s.b783]

I’m never going to give money to Activision ever again.

[@edalder2000]

I haven't kept with The Activision mess because I know I would be angry and that each new discovery would be worse than the last. Just wow.

[@ladynikkie]

The rabbit hole just keeps getting deeper and deeper.

[@KombatKastle]

Hopefully they dig deep enough to be trapped in Hell forever.

[@danielbrown5986]

"Sigh". I'm never going to be able to go back to playing Starcraft 2 with a clear conscience am I?

[@imp8453]

I mean u could pirate it

[@danielbrown5986]

@@imp8453 No need, I already have the game plus the other chapters and extra missions, but it just feels wrong to play them. Almost as though I'm ignoring Blizzards wrongdoings just so I can play my games.

[@SpoopySquid]

@@danielbrown5986 if you already own the game, then you might as well ply it. Just don't buy anymore ActiBlizz products going forward

[@vividao4123]

@@danielbrown5986 Playtime supports the company, not just money. Pirate the game so your playtime isn't tracked and used as a potential aid or resource for the company. I would suggest you sell the game off for some money back and then get a pirated copy if possible. Otherwise, play other Starcraft-like games made by less problematic developers.

[@kungfuskull]

@@vividao4123 indeed, plenty of other good (and frankly better) RTS out there actually worth your time.

[@novato455]

Activision is pulling a Enron style cover up, very interesting.

[@MFOberon]

You know what makes stock price go up? Everything the opposite of what these guys are doing rn

[@emodante1084]

Gamers: ELECTRONIC ARTS!!! EA: What? Gamers: Sorry, force of habit.

[@ShadowWolfRising]

Ok, that's pretty good.

[@ButFirstHeLitItOnFire]

EA must be raking it in as one of their biggest competitors is going through all this.

[@ShadowWolfRising]

@@ButFirstHeLitItOnFire It's the first time in a long time EA isn't considered the worst company in the industry, hell given Ubisoft's shenanigans, they are at most the Bronze Medal in that regard. Maybe not even that given Tencent.

[@davoap1268]

How much crimes has to be unearthed further for Activision Blizzard? The court case seems like a short way soon for them to declare them as guilty.

[@evanhizon8112]

Watch. Once Call of Duty Vanguard and Diablo Remaster comes out this year, we are all gonna forgive Activision Blizzard and live happily ever after.

[@Rokabur]

Never much cared for Diablo 2. Played is back in like 2012, played the 3 difficulties with Necro and then dropped the game. Reign of Terror mod for grim Dawn, I currently have SIX different chars I'm playing cause its far more fun.