That would cost them money.
Chess.com unbalanced support
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Nov 21, 2025
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Bedlam_Hellebore wrote:
Why is Chess.com taking a stand against Russia and showing solidarity with Ukraine, but isn't showing support for Palestine?
There are a lot of Ukrainians on stuff of chessdotcom, however there are no Palestinians to my knowledge.
Because their pro-Ukraine stance is preformative, and "safe" because it aligns with US hegemony. Supporting Palestine would require being actually anti-imperialist, rather than blindly pro-US.
#inb4thehypocriticalban (if you want an "apolitical" platform, don't explicitly take poltical stances as a platform, chess.com)
Why is Chess.com taking a stand against Russia and showing solidarity with Ukraine, but isn't showing support for Palestine?