Um tweet viral desta semana de um ex-desenvolvedor da Blizzard Entertainment que acusava a Sony de atualizar os Termos de Serviço da PlayStation em resposta às novas leis referentes a Hong Kong foi desmentido.
O analista sênior da Niko Partners, Daniel Ahmad, explicou que a parte dos termos que impede os usuários de discursos contra o Partido Comunista Chinês está nos termos de toda a Ásia para dispositivos PlayStation há vários anos. A lei que a Sony está cumprindo tem 17 anos e todas as empresas de jogos são obrigadas a cumpri-la caso desejem operar no país.
Seguem abaixo os posts de Ahmad que explicam em mais detalhes o assunto.
Due to the complexities of covering the China games market and the history of Chinese government actions, it is easy for news stories to make the rounds using some incorrect information
The below being an example. I will explain why this viral tweet is completely incorrect-
— Daniel Ahmad (@ZhugeEX) October 23, 2020
– Therefore it cannot be in response to the new Hong Kong National Security Law, nor does it apply to Hong Kong
– The ToS image is above is just the 'Interim Administrative Provisions on Internet Culture' law which was introduced in China during 2003 for all online products
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— Daniel Ahmad (@ZhugeEX) October 23, 2020
To sum up.
PlayStation's ToS update did not change or add the above.
The part already there has been there since 2003 in all gaming platforms and is just standard Chinese law.
It does not apply to Hong Kong or Global, nor is the National Security Law the reason for it.
— Daniel Ahmad (@ZhugeEX) October 23, 2020
This 2003 law is very broad and open to interpretation, as with all Chinese laws. But this is nothing new for people in China, who already deal with these censorship laws.
Anyway. Here is PlayStation Asia ToS from October 2020 to support above. https://t.co/VyCzcJERn7 pic.twitter.com/oOjPiCcWqr
— Daniel Ahmad (@ZhugeEX) October 23, 2020
