Losing On All Fronts (California v Activision Blizzard) (VL515)

Activision Blizzard's struggle to manage its messaging around California's Department of Fair Housing and Employment lawsuit has manifested in significant (and not entirely unexpected) ways.

What are employees saying? Why have reports hit the mass media? And why might the market react now (when it didn't last week)?

The Market has a lot to talk about...in Virtual Legality.

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#California #Activision #Lawsuit

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CHAPTERS
00:00 Introduction (The Fran Email)
03:18 Losing Employees
05:22 The Open Letter
15:05 Losing the Market
19:19 Conclusion

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Discussed in this episode:

"Activision's Messaging STRUGGLE (California vs Activision Blizzard) (VL514)"
YouTube Video - July 26, 2021 - Hoeg Law
https://youtu.be/GMHRl5pd-Y4

"Activision Blizzard executive Fran Townsend..."
Tweet - July 23, 2021 - Jason Schreier
https://twitter.com/jasonschreier/status/1418619091515068421

"Activision Blizzard employees denounce corporate statements: 'We are here, angry, and not so easily silenced'"
PC Gamer - July 23, 2021
https://www.pcgamer.com/activision-blizzard-employees-denounce-corporate-statements-we-are-here-angry-and-not-so-easily-silenced/

"I don’t know what to do."
Twitter Thread - July 24, 2021 - Jeff Hamilton
https://twitter.com/JeffAHamilton/status/1419115702569472003

"Activision Blizzard Employees Say They Don't Trust the Company to Keep Them Safe"
Vice - July 26, 2021
https://www.vice.com/en/article/akgy9g/activision-blizzard-employees-say-they-dont-trust-the-company-to-keep-them-safe

"Activision Blizzard employees sign petition denouncing company's 'abhorrent' response to lawsuit"
CNN - July 26, 2021
https://www.cnn.com/2021/07/26/tech/activision-blizzard-employee-petition-lawsuit/index.html

"Activision Blizzard Employees Sign Open Letter Criticizing Company's Official Response to Lawsuit"
IGN - July 26, 2021
https://www.ign.com/articles/activision-blizzard-open-letter-discrimination-lawsuit

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"Virtual Legality" is a continuing series discussing the law, video games, software, and everything digital, hosted by Richard Hoeg, of the Hoeg Law Business Law Firm (Hoeg Law).

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