{"id":431288,"date":"2025-11-06T01:48:40","date_gmt":"2025-11-06T01:48:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/article.php?article_id=2179132"},"modified":"2025-11-06T01:48:40","modified_gmt":"2025-11-06T01:48:40","slug":"six-us-states-pressure-activision-blizzard-to-make-sweeping-changes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/six-us-states-pressure-activision-blizzard-to-make-sweeping-changes\/","title":{"rendered":"Six US states pressure Activision Blizzard to make &#8220;sweeping changes&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/six-us-states-pressure-activision-blizzard-to-make-sweeping-changes.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The calls for change at Activision Blizzard are continuing &#8211; and now treasury officials from six US states are getting involved. <\/p>\n<p>Treasurers from the states of California, Massachusetts, Illinois, Oregon, Delaware and Nevada have collectively asked to meet with Activision Blizzard&#8217;s board to discuss the company&#8217;s response to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/articles\/2021-11-16-activision-boss-bobby-kotick-under-fire-after-damning-report-into-what-he-knew-of-workplace-abuse\">recent allegations of sexual harassment, assault and inappropriate behaviour<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/articles\/2021-12-02-six-us-states-pressure-activision-blizzard-to-make-sweeping-changes\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/articles\/2021-12-02-six-us-states-pressure-activision-blizzard-to-make-sweeping-changes\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The calls for change at Activision Blizzard are continuing &#8211; and now treasury officials from six US states are getting involved. 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