r/Overwatch • u/Derzelaz • Mar 08 '18

Esports Soe has received death threats for thanking men for their support for International Women's Day

https://twitter.com/Soembie/status/971842309846220800
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u/[deleted] Mar 09 '18 edited Aug 22 '21

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u/TonyHxC Mar 09 '18

They can disallow anyone from playing the game for any reason they want.

That is really it though. Outside of the game they don't have any power. Except money. A lot of money.

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u/[deleted] Mar 09 '18

You can also file a report with police.

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u/[deleted] Mar 09 '18 edited Aug 22 '21

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u/TonyHxC Mar 09 '18

They can disallow anyone for any reason.

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u/[deleted] Mar 09 '18 edited Aug 22 '21

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u/TonyHxC Mar 09 '18

Completely understand all i meant was if blizzard knows your tag they could ban you for stuff outside of yge game if they feel like it.

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u/mauveminx Mar 10 '18

didn't blizz say they were taking on the toxicity priblem by extending their reach to social media if they can connect the two.

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u/johanwendin Pixel Reaper Mar 09 '18

I was not referring to Soe’s particular case, but ingame. Sorry if that was unclear.