Riot Games fines TSM CEO Andy Dinh 75,000 Dollars for bullying
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Riot Games fines TSM CEO Andy Dinh 75,000 Dollars for bullying
Riot Games fines TSM CEO: RIOT Games have reportedly announced an official investigation on Andy Dinh, the CEO of TSM for harassing players and staff. There has also been a fine charged amounting to 75,000 dollars by the organization on Andy.
RIOT Games have declared there were practices of disparaging and bullying behavior exhibited by Andy toward TSM players. The article talks about more details on the reasons and consequences of the persona.
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Riot Games fines TSM CEO Andy Dinh
Riot’s investigation was kick-started in late 2021 when Yiliang “Doublelift” Peng, a former star player for TSM’s “League of Legends” roster, accused Dinh of verbally abusing other players in a live stream. The company found evidence of verbal abuse “unbecoming of an LCS Team Member” and in direct violation of the league’s rules on Harassment and Profanity & Hate Speech: Riot Games fines TSM CEO Andy Dinh 75,000 Dollars for bullying.
“Today marks a milestone in the LCS,” the LCSPA began. “Never before has an association of esports players called for an independent misconduct investigation, never before has a developer conducted such an investigation with collaboration from a PA, and never before have outcomes been imposed on a partner team that pointed towards real change to a toxic workplace.
“It was very much a snowball situation,” said Phil Aram, executive director of the LCSPA, describing his conversations with players about Dinh’s conduct in May. “You start having a conversation with one or two players, and quickly you’re being linked to a dozen or more people who date back as much as a decade.”
The LCS Players Association will also check in with current TSM League of Legends players to report instances of abuse that may occur. Riot also ordered Reginald to take sensitivity training and executive training within 60 days of the ruling to be verified by a third-party outside of TSM.
In a conciliatory note released alongside that investigation’s findings, Dinh admitted that in the past, he had taken an “aggressive and harsh tone,” and promised to undergo coaching.
The LCS operators also want to see a company-wide transformation of TSM’s internal culture. Both Reginald and TSM have committed to provide that shift in light of yet another fine levied against the CEO.
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