Rockstar Games fires over 30 employees, all were part of pro-union Discord group, "one of the most blatant and ruthless acts of union busting in the history of the games industry"
Rockstar is undoubtedly evil, but come on, Discord group?! These people work in a tech industry for fuck's sake.
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chobeat - 1mon
You use an insecure but accessible option? You have a chance at organizing successfully but you risk union busting.
You use a secure but inaccessible option that people don't already use? You have no chance at organizing.
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rockSlayer @lemmy.blahaj.zone - 1mon
Discord is where the people are. As an organizer, you don't get to decide for people where they should be, you hold your nose and use a secure option for the organizing committee.
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anotherspinelessdem - 1mon
you hold your nose and use a secure option
secure option
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rockSlayer @lemmy.blahaj.zone - 1mon
You missed the part about the secure option being for the OC
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Horse {they/them} - 1mon
discord being insecure almost certainly had nothing to do with it
they either had a rat or someone left a device signed in unattended where a rat could find it
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lazynooblet - 1mon
What would you suggest instead and why would it have changed the outcome?
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anotherspinelessdem - 1mon
Literally a lemmy instance is more secure, but also matrix, signal, fucking whatsapp might even work because Facebook has to keep up an image that they have a secure private product even when they don't. Discord is famous for leaks.
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lazynooblet - 1mon
Do you think rockstar hacked discord then?
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kurwa @lemmy.world - 1mon
It was probably another employee that ratted them out
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anotherspinelessdem - 1mon
Would they have to? They could just ask nicely.
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lazynooblet - 1mon
Well the point is it doesn't matter what platform was used unless you think discord was compromised to get the list of members.
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anotherspinelessdem - 1mon
From the company's perspective it would be the easiest way, though I doubt they limited themselves to one way. $100 at the weakest link would be faster but more expensive
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nucleative @lemmy.world - 1mon
A whole lot of people working in tech are not themselves using the bleeding edge of tech
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87Six @lemmy.zip - 1mon
On the upside, those 30 people are probably enough to form their own group and start making games. I hope they do and earn back their losses.
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nucleative @lemmy.world - 1mon
Hard to say... It seems in this case they were unable to organize themselves.
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MBech @feddit.dk - 1mon
And if they do, I sure hope they unionise.
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Thesilverpig - 1mon
Is it the most blatant and ruthless act? I know in other industries union busting has historically been more ruthless, and I kind of imagined there was something more ruthless in gaming too.
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Rockstar Games fires over 30 employees, all were part of pro-union Discord group, "one of the most blatant and ruthless acts of union busting in the history of the games industry"
https://archive.ph/https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-10-31/-grand-theft-auto-studio-accused-of-union-busting-after-firingsRockstar is undoubtedly evil, but come on, Discord group?! These people work in a tech industry for fuck's sake.
You use an insecure but accessible option? You have a chance at organizing successfully but you risk union busting.
You use a secure but inaccessible option that people don't already use? You have no chance at organizing.
Discord is where the people are. As an organizer, you don't get to decide for people where they should be, you hold your nose and use a secure option for the organizing committee.
You missed the part about the secure option being for the OC
discord being insecure almost certainly had nothing to do with it
they either had a rat or someone left a device signed in unattended where a rat could find it
What would you suggest instead and why would it have changed the outcome?
Literally a lemmy instance is more secure, but also matrix, signal, fucking whatsapp might even work because Facebook has to keep up an image that they have a secure private product even when they don't. Discord is famous for leaks.
Do you think rockstar hacked discord then?
It was probably another employee that ratted them out
Would they have to? They could just ask nicely.
Well the point is it doesn't matter what platform was used unless you think discord was compromised to get the list of members.
From the company's perspective it would be the easiest way, though I doubt they limited themselves to one way. $100 at the weakest link would be faster but more expensive
A whole lot of people working in tech are not themselves using the bleeding edge of tech
On the upside, those 30 people are probably enough to form their own group and start making games. I hope they do and earn back their losses.
Hard to say... It seems in this case they were unable to organize themselves.
And if they do, I sure hope they unionise.
Is it the most blatant and ruthless act? I know in other industries union busting has historically been more ruthless, and I kind of imagined there was something more ruthless in gaming too.