Googlers who are skeptical of Pichai's explanation of this hire to look carefully at Google's record of political giving. VP of Public Policy Karan Bhatia is a Republican, and so is this new manager in Government Affairs and Public Policy. A thread of threads on who Google funds:https://twitter.com/RMac18/status/1187527434331025408 …
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Last month, Google made political donations to Mitch McConnell, Susan Collins, Muslim ban supporter Drew Ferguson, the nakedly islamophobic Jeff Duncan, and the all-Republican Freedom Fund PAC:https://twitter.com/Pinboard/status/1185247542348410882 …
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In July, Google gave to Steve Scalise (self-described "David Duke without the baggage"), the fervently anti-immigrant Thom Tillis, Mike Rounds, and Martha McSally, and Patrick McHenry, who has proposed real-time mass surveillance for visa applicants.https://twitter.com/Pinboard/status/1164031478897901573 …
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Pinboard @PinboardGoogle's August FEC filing is in. Google gave $5000 to Steve Scalise, self-described "David Duke without the baggage", a fervently anti-LGBT legislator who one spoke at a white supremacist conference, claiming it was an accident. Maybe this donation was an accident, too. Oops! pic.twitter.com/SQY874uDW8Show this thread1 reply 11 retweets 21 likesShow this thread -
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In June, at the same time as it vocally celebrated
#pride, Google gave to Steve Scalise, a variety of Republican leadership PACs, anti-LGBT activist Tim Walberg, and Senator Cornyn, who nominated a judge who thinks trans kids are "part of Satan's plan"https://twitter.com/Pinboard/status/1152245502361997314 …Pinboard added,
Pinboard @PinboardGoogle's FEC filing for political donations made in June (#pride month!) is up. We start off strong with $5,000 to ferocious abortion opponent and self-described "David Duke without the baggage" Steve Scalise, who once spoke at a white supremacist rally, he claims, by accident pic.twitter.com/mgTYwr3XRzShow this thread2 replies 32 retweets 35 likesShow this thread -
Google is a keystone member of the Internet Association, the lobbying group that gave the 2019 Internet Freedom Award to Ivanka Trump https://www.marketwatch.com/story/it-wasnt-apple-that-gave-ivanka-trump-the-internet-freedom-award-2019-06-06 …
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In April, Google donated to Mitch McConnell, Pete Olson (who wants to make the legal definition of gender one's sex at birth), anti-trans legislator Martha Roby, travel ban aficionado Steve Daines, Chuck Grassley, Greg Gianforte(!) and the NRCC and NRSChttps://twitter.com/Pinboard/status/1119751992597835776 …
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Google has been a proud sponsor of the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC), right alongside the NRApic.twitter.com/J7iMyOBP60
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Despite the best efforts of Google employees, YouTube remains a cesspool of anti-LGBT hatred. This heartfelt thread describes what it's like to try and confront the YouTube problem from within. (reconnecting thread)https://twitter.com/NoPrideForGoog/status/1168909774437724162 …
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Ban Google From Pride @NoPrideForGoogCheck out this new study which states, unequivocally, "We find strong evidence for radicalization among YouTube users, and that YouTube’s recom- mender system enables Alt-right channels to be discovered, even in a scenario without personalization." https://arxiv.org/abs/1908.08313Show this thread1 reply 11 retweets 25 likesShow this thread -
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VP Bhatia, who heads Global Public Policy and Government Relations, is a former senior Bush Administration official and a stalwart Republican.https://twitter.com/Pinboard/status/1143904892206977025 …
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Pinboard @PinboardIn the 2016 cycle, Mr. Bhatia (who is now in charge of Google's political giving) made a personal donation of $3500 to Republican senator Rob Portman, $1000 to Marco Rubio, $1000 to Jeb Bush, and $1000 to John McCain. He did not donate to Democratic candidates. (source: FEC) pic.twitter.com/tLXQwTYLNSShow this thread1 reply 6 retweets 16 likesShow this thread -
And now, Google has hired a DHS staffer who defended the Muslim ban. Google has been very consistent in its lobbying and political giving since Trump was elected in 2017. They have made a fortune in tax breaks. They have told us over and over who they arehttps://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/ryanmac/google-miles-taylor-questions-deletions-all-hands-muslim-ban …
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If you work at Google, I'm not asking you to hate your employer! I'm just asking you to notice the discrepancy between the very earnest things your CEO says, and where the money flows. You have the power to hold Google to its stated values.
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This isn't just Twitter blather. A single
@intel engineer got the company to end its donations to Steve King(!) in 2018 by pointing out how the support violated Intel policies. Microsoft employees got the company to suspend its political giving entirely in July. Pressure works!0 replies 39 retweets 149 likesShow this threadThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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