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		knodi123 on Oct 8, 2019 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Blizzard Suspends Professional Hearthstone Player ... > the thing is they do not care about free speech. All these companies care about is revenue. Nature of a publicly traded company in a nation that deifies capitalism. Blizzard is on the S&P 500, for pete's sake. If the CEO prioritized something other than profits, he'd be replaced by the board for breaching his obligations to the shareholders.

xtian on Oct 8, 2019 [–]

This isn't actually true. Look up the legal definition of fiduciary duties for US corporations.

pgcj_poster on Oct 8, 2019 | [–]

I think the person you're replying to was just saying that the CEO would probably be replaced if they prioritized something other than profits, not that it was legally mandated.

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