Alphane Moon@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 years agoUS adds web and gaming giant Tencent to list of Chinese military companieswww.theregister.comexternal-linkmessage-square124linkfedilinkarrow-up1398arrow-down15
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minus-squareWhoLooksHere@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up14arrow-down2·2 years agoTik Tok is the only tencent company I know if that’s been labeled a national security risk.
minus-squareJoeffect@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up38·2 years agoThey also have a stake in all these companies… Legaue of legends Epic games Ubisoft From soft Activision blizzard WeChat
minus-squarehamsterkill@lemmy.sdf.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10·2 years agoFuncom (Conan games and an upcoming Dune game) and Grinding Gear Games (Path of Exile) as well.
minus-square0^2@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·2 years agoWtf they own 100% shares of GGG? https://app.companiesoffice.govt.nz/companies/app/ui/pages/companies/1887410/shareholdings Well idk about supporting POE2 now. Or should I not care?
minus-squareDlayknee@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·2 years ago Activision Blizzard I think the MSFT buyout eliminated their stake in ABK?
minus-squaresugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·2 years agoFromsoft is unfortunate, but I honestly don’t use any of the rest.
minus-squaresquid_slime@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·2 years agoI believe discord is also owned by tencent
minus-squarehamsterkill@lemmy.sdf.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10·2 years agoTencent likely has a sizeable stake, but is unlikely to hold a majority stake of Discord.
minus-squaresquid_slime@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·2 years agoMy mistake the own a large share, enough to have sway
minus-squareAuli@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 years agoTencent probably has a stake in a lot of companies.
minus-squareWhoLooksHere@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 years agoAgain, non of those have been legally banned in the US. I’m not saying those companies don’t exist? Just answering the question of who the top commenter was referring to, which in my opinion is Tik Tok because it’s the only one being legally banned.
minus-squareJoeffect@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·2 years agoI was just listing things I know tecenet had a holding in… Like everyone else…
minus-squareBearGun@ttrpg.networklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 years agoLoL is not a company, the creator and owner of it is Riot Games.
I was thinking of reddit
Tik Tok is the only tencent company I know if that’s been labeled a national security risk.
They also have a stake in all these companies…
Legaue of legends
Epic games
Ubisoft
From soft
Activision blizzard
WeChat
Funcom (Conan games and an upcoming Dune game) and Grinding Gear Games (Path of Exile) as well.
Wtf they own 100% shares of GGG? https://app.companiesoffice.govt.nz/companies/app/ui/pages/companies/1887410/shareholdings
Well idk about supporting POE2 now. Or should I not care?
I think the MSFT buyout eliminated their stake in ABK?
Fromsoft is unfortunate, but I honestly don’t use any of the rest.
I believe discord is also owned by tencent
Tencent likely has a sizeable stake, but is unlikely to hold a majority stake of Discord.
My mistake the own a large share, enough to have sway
Tencent probably has a stake in a lot of companies.
Again, non of those have been legally banned in the US.
I’m not saying those companies don’t exist? Just answering the question of who the top commenter was referring to, which in my opinion is Tik Tok because it’s the only one being legally banned.
I was just listing things I know tecenet had a holding in… Like everyone else…
LoL is not a company, the creator and owner of it is Riot Games.