Activision Blizzard

GamingFounded 200810,000+ employees

activisionblizzard.com

Video game holding company. Call of Duty, World of Warcraft. Acquired by Microsoft 2023.

F17/100

Major Issues

Based on 6 documented receipts

4 Opposed2 Mixed

Topics

🤖AI Ethics ⚠️Sexual Harassment ✊Unionization 👷Worker Treatment 🌈DEI

Stances (6)

🤖AI EthicsMixedJan 2024

Activision Blizzard Call of Duty AI. Game AI. Microsoft ownership AI integration.

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⚠️Sexual HarassmentOpposedFeb 2023

California DFEH sued over "frat boy" culture. $18M EEOC settlement. $35M SEC settlement for disclosure failures. $54M California settlement. CEO Bobby Kotick knew of misconduct for years. Microsoft acquisition partly driven by culture concerns.

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✊UnionizationOpposedMay 2022

Fought unionization at Raven Software QA team (first union at major game company). Microsoft committed to neutrality post-acquisition.

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✊UnionizationMixedMay 2022

Activision Raven QA union first at major game company. Microsoft neutrality post-acquisition.

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👷Worker TreatmentOpposedJul 2021

California DFEH lawsuit over "frat boy" culture. Multiple harassment allegations. CEO Bobby Kotick allegations. Union busting attempts.

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🌈DEIOpposedJul 2021

Activision Blizzard "frat boy" culture. Bobby Kotick era harassment scandals. Microsoft acquisition promised change.

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