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Name: California_sues_Activision_Blizzard_over_frat_boy_culture_720.mp4

Upload Date: 2026-11-15 09:25:01

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0.0 6.72 245587 "A fratboy culture." That is how Activision Blizzard is now being described here in this new lawsuit β€” β€” Show Details

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6.72 11.84 245588 filed by the California Department of Fair Employment and Housing. The state agency alleges that β€” β€” Show Details

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11.84 17.76 245589 female employees there are subjected to sex discrimination unlawful sexual harassment, β€” β€” Show Details

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17.76 23.84 245590 retaliation, and unequal pay. According to the complaint, female employees make up around 20 percent β€” β€” Show Details

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23.84 29.2 245591 of the company's workforce. They're subjected to what is described as pervasive fratboy culture. β€” β€” Show Details

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29.2 34.96 245592 For example, so-called cube crawls in which male employees apparently drink a lot of alcohol β€” β€” Show Details

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34.96 40.08 245593 as they crawl through their way through the cubicles, often engaging in inappropriate behavior β€” β€” Show Details

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40.08 45.36 245594 toward female employees. The agency is saying it seeks, among other remedies, pay adjustments, β€” β€” Show Details

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45.36 51.68 245595 back pay lost wages and benefits for those female employees in an amount to be proven at trial. β€” β€” Show Details

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51.68 56.8 245596 The company hitting right back, though, very hard here, saying in the statement, the DFEH β€” β€” Show Details

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56.8 62.56 245597 includes distorted and in many cases false descriptions of Blizzard's past. The picture, β€” β€” Show Details

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62.56 68.96 245598 they say, the DFEH paints is not the Blizzard workplace of today. The state agency goes on to say β€” β€” Show Details

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68.96 73.6 245599 this is all much bigger than just Activision Blizzard, though, that more generally sexism has β€” β€” Show Details

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73.6 79.2 245600 plagued the gaming industry for decades and increasingly so it argues in recent years. Back to you all. β€” β€” Show Details

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81.76 85.76 245601 So interesting, Josh here. And I have to wonder if they say that this is plagued the whole β€” β€” Show Details

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85.76 92.0 245602 industry, is their action plan against other companies? And what is the next step in this lawsuit here? β€” β€” Show Details

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92.48 97.04 245603 So now, the state agency is clearly making the case here in that lawsuit. It's not just Activision β€” β€” Show Details

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97.04 100.88 245604 Blizzard. As I mentioned, they do say sexism has been a problem there for decades and it's β€” β€” Show Details

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100.88 105.28 245605 increasing. It's interesting. I did check out with Andrew Irkowitz over Jeffries. He has covered β€” β€” Show Details

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105.28 109.92 245606 that industry for a very long time. He covers Activision Blizzard and he agrees with the statement β€” β€” Show Details

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109.92 115.28 245607 see it has been a problem. We've seen that issue come up with other different companies as well. β€” β€” Show Details

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115.28 119.28 245608 To bring back to investors, though, what does this mean? Andrew says at this point, listen, β€” β€” Show Details

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119.28 124.64 245609 he would consider this for Activision Blizzard a distraction for sure. He says it's not a good look in β€” β€” Show Details

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124.64 129.84 245610 his opinion for CEO Bobby Kotick, but at this point knowing when he knows now, it doesn't change β€” β€” Show Details

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129.84 134.48 245611 his thesis on the stock. He still thinks Activision Blizzard is a buy and remember, they do have earnings β€” β€” Show Details

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134.48 140.08 245612 coming up here shortly on August 3rd, guys. β€” β€” Show Details

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