Swedish esports team Ninjas In Pyjamas were one of many teams to express their support for Ukraine via Twitter, Facebook and Instagram last year, but now NiP appears to be distanced from those views following a report by esports journalists. Every post it announced in support of Ukraine has now been deleted, and team members have been asked to remove all support for Ukraine from their private channels, in line with Chinese demands on the group. The CEO of Ninjas in Pajamas apparently wrote the following explanation to his staff:”It isYou want to enter a new era in China。
Richard Lewis:
“NiP CEO Hicham Chahine specifically asked for their posts to be removed, and all Ukraine-related posts removed, because Riot China is angry.