Xbox fans flood FTC's Twitter following failed attempt to stop Microsoft's Activision Blizzard acquisition
The failed attempt to stop Microsoft’s acquisition of Activision Blizzard has not stopped Xbox fans from spamming the FTC’s Twitter account, flooding unrelated tweets with comments accusing the organization of favoring Sony and claiming that the Xbox maker “won’t be punished” despite losing the legal battle. In a bizarre twist, even unrelated tweets are flooded with comments defending the corporations involved, with fans claiming that they receive no compensation for their passionate, unwavering support.
The FTC recently tweeted about Medicaid scams targeting people with disabilities. The tweet is overrun with angry gamers, with some fans pleading for the FTC to leave Xbox, Microsoft, Blizzard, and Activision alone.
“Please leave Xbox alone,” one fan writes. “It’s the best console and it has the best games, and it’s a better company than Sony. Sony is useless. Xbox is the best.”
“Leave Xbox alone,” another fan writes. “Xbox is the best console. Sony is the worst.”
Other tweets from the FTC about identity theft, data breaches, and other issues are also overrun with angry gamers attacking the organization. Some fans accuse the FTC of being “biased” against Xbox, with one fan even claiming that the organization will be “shut down” due to the Xbox case.
“This is absolutely disgusting,” another fan writes. “This is how companies get away with breaking the law. They know that gamers will support them no matter what.”
“The Xbox case is going to get the FTC shut down,” they add. “They are not doing their job.”
The comments directed at the FTC commissioner highlight the extreme reactions from some fans, with one comment reading, “I hope you die and live in pain.”
There are also a number of racist and sexist comments, with Xbox fans seemingly attacking the FTC simply because they scrutinized a significant industry acquisition.
The FTC case has seemingly reached a dead end, with the organization unable to block the merger in the US. The UK’s CMA remains the only major obstacle for Microsoft, but the company has plans to address their demands.
