 Several long-term players of Blizzard's games discussed a boycott of Blizzard to encourage Blizzard to revoke the ban on Blitzchung.On Twitter, the hashtag #BoycottBlizzard trended worldwide, with notable participation of former Blizzard employee and "World of Warcraft" team lead Mark Kern, who showed he was canceling his subscription to his own game.Some of Blizzard's employees, in protest, shrouded parts of a company monument and staged a walkout using umbrellas as had been done in the 2014 Hong Kong protests.