THQ Nordic AB’s CEO Addresses the 8chan Controversy
The CEO of THQ Nordic AB issued a Monday statement that apologized for the company’s subsidiary, THQ Nordic GmbH, hosting and reportedly participating in a Ask Me Anything (AMA) event last week on 8chan, a blacklisted website that’s said to be a haven for White supremacists and pedophiles.
“This letter is to offer my sincerest apologies and regret for THQ Nordic GmbH Vienna’s interaction with the controversial website 8chan last Tuesday, February 26,” the CEO, Lars Wingefors, said. “I condemn all unethical content this website stands for. Even if no one within the THQ Nordic Group would ever endorse such content, I realize simply appearing there gave an implicit impression that we did.”
“As Co-Founder and Group CEO of THQ Nordic AB, I take full responsibility for all of THQ Nordic GmbH’s actions and communications,” Wingefors’ statement continued. “I have spent the past several days conducting an internal investigation into this matter. I assure you that every member of the organization has learned from this past week’s events. I take this matter very seriously and we will take appropriate action to make sure we have the right policies and systems in place to avoid similar mistakes in the future.”
“As a Swedish based, fast growing group, we firmly support equality and diversity,” the statement also read. “We are also working actively to combat discrimination, harassment, and misconduct. We are already in the process of developing new work processes, based on the United Nations’ SDGs (Sustainable Development Goals) and using the GRI (Global Reporting Initiative) standards, and we will accelerate this work going forward.”
Notably, Wingefors’ statement makes no mention of anyone being fired for this AMA event.
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