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Hundreds of Activision Blizzard employees sign petition demanding CEO Bobby Kotick's resignation

Headline from KTVZ Bend, on the newest of 2 developments

By Rishi Iyengar, CNN Business Activision Blizzard’s longtime CEO Bobby Kotick is facing mounting pressure from employees to step down amid the company’s ongoing sexual harassment scandal. More than 800 Activision Blizzard workers so far have signed a petition calling for Kotick’s resignation.

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Developments in this update

2 dated developments, oldest first, newest marked. Each is named by one outlet's own headline; open its reports to see every outlet that covered it.

  1. Group Of Activision Shareholders Urge CEO Bobby Kotick, Two Directors To Resign

    Headline from Forbes ·

  2. Newest

    Hundreds of Activision Blizzard employees sign petition demanding CEO Bobby Kotick's resignation

    Headline from KTVZ Bend ·

Reports & sources

13 articles, oldest first.

  1. Polygon

    Activision Blizzard workers walk out, call for CEO Bobby Kotick’s resignation (opens Polygon)

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    Polygon's feed description

    Employees are protesting at Activision Blizzard’s offices and online

  2. Engadget

    Activision Blizzard workers walk out and demand CEO Bobby Kotick's resignation (opens Engadget)

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    Engadget's feed description

    Employees at Activision Blizzard are calling for the resignation of CEO Bobby Kotick following new revelations into the role he may have played in creating the toxic workplace culture that has mired the company in controversy..

  3. Polygon

    Bobby Kotick must resign (opens Polygon)

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    Polygon's feed description

    New allegations in a report from the Wall Street Journal suggest the CEO of Activision Blizzard isn’t fit to fix the company

  4. FOX Business

    Activision Blizzard defends CEO Bobby Kotick as workers call for his resignation, plan walkout (opens FOX Business)

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    FOX Business's feed description

    Activision Blizzard is pushing back against reporting by the Wall Street Journal that its chief executive officer Bobby Kotick has known about sexual misconduct allegations at the video game publishing giant for years.

  5. France 24

    Activision Blizzard workers call for CEO departure (opens France 24)

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    France 24's feed description

    The chief of Activision Blizzard on Tuesday defended his handling of harassment complaints as a group of workers at the video game company called for his departure.

  6. CNN

    Activision Blizzard CEO faces pressure from employees to step down after report (opens CNN)

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    CNN's feed description

    Activision Blizzard's board of directors reiterated its support of CEO Bobby Kotick after a report raised new allegations of sexual harassment and misconduct at the video game company.

  7. Polygon

    Activision shareholder group calls for Bobby Kotick and board members’ resignation (opens Polygon)

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    Polygon's feed description

    Washington Post reports letter to board says Kotick failed to act

  8. Forbes

    Group Of Activision Shareholders Urge CEO Bobby Kotick, Two Directors To Resign (opens Forbes)

    Published

    Forbes's feed description

    Activision CEO Bobby Kotick allegedly was aware of rape allegations against a former company employee.

  9. KTVZ Bend

    Hundreds of Activision Blizzard employees sign petition demanding CEO Bobby Kotick's resignation (opens KTVZ Bend)

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    KTVZ Bend's feed description

    By Rishi Iyengar, CNN Business Activision Blizzard’s longtime CEO Bobby Kotick is facing mounting pressure from employees to step down amid the company’s ongoing sexual harassment scandal. More than 800 Activision Blizzard workers so far have signed a petition calling for Kotick’s resignation.

  10. CBS News

    Activision Blizzard CEO urged to step down amid allegations he ignored sexual misconduct (opens CBS News)

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    CBS News's feed description

    Employees and shareholders are calling on Bobby Kotick to resign from the video game publisher.

  11. Polygon

    More than 700 Activision Blizzard workers sign petition to drop CEO Bobby Kotick (opens Polygon)

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    Polygon's feed description

    ‘We, the undersigned, no longer have confidence in the leadership of Bobby Kotick as the CEO of Activision Blizzard.’

  12. FOX Business

    Activision Blizzard shareholders pen letter calling for CEO, board member resignations (opens FOX Business)

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    FOX Business's feed description

    A group of Activision Blizzard shareholders have penned a letter calling for chief executive officer Bobby Kotick, board chairman Brian Kelly and lead independent director Robert Morgado to resign.

  13. Engadget

    More than 800 Activision Blizzard employees call for CEO Bobby Kotick to resign (opens Engadget)

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    Engadget's feed description

    'We, the undersigned, no longer have confidence in the leadership of Bobby Kotick,' a petition reads..

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