Google staff call for firm to cut ties with ICE
FEB 7 - Google executives are facing pressure from staff over the company's ties to the federal government's crackdown on immigration enforcement, which Kenya breaking news | Kenya news today |..
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Google employees are pressuring the company to sever ties with US federal immigration enforcement agencies amidst concerns over the use of its technology. Nearly 900 full-time Google staff signed an open letter demanding greater transparency and an end to contracts supporting operations that have turned violent.
- Approximately 900 Google employees signed an open letter expressing their concerns.
- The staff are demanding Google cut ties with DHS, ICE, and CBP due to alleged human rights abuses related to federal immigration crackdown.
- This follows a similar letter signed by workers at Amazon, Microsoft, and Meta, calling for tech companies to end support for federal immigration enforcement.
- In 2018, Google abandoned Project Maven with the Pentagon after employee pressure.
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