Google workers have actually signed a petition about the business’s sponsorship of San Francisco Pride celebrations.
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Google workers do not desire Google sponsoring San Fransisco Pride celebrations.
In a letter and petition to the board of directors of San Fransisco Pride, published to Medium on Wednesday, a group of Google workers stated the business hasn’t enhanced its policies when it pertains to the treatment of “LGBTQ+ individuals, the representation of LGBTQ+ individuals, and harassment and hate speech directed at LGBTQ+ individuals, on YouTube and other Google items.”
As such, letting Google sponsor Pride would be painting the business in “a rainbow veneer of support,” the workers stated in the letter. They asked the Pride board to withdraw Google’s sponsorship of Pride 2019 and omit it from the San Francisco Pride Parade on June 30.
“Google has marched in the San Francisco Pride Parade for more than a decade and we are excited to continue the tradition this weekend. We are grateful for SF Pride’s partnership and leadership,” a Google representative stated in a declaration.
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Companies like Twitter, Facebook and Google have come under fire for the way they police — or don’t police– their platforms. Earlier in June, YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki apologized for hurting the LGBTQ community with the decision not to take down the channel of a prominent user who had made homophobic remarks about a gay journalist.
“If we took down that content, there would be so [much] other material we required to remove,” Wojcicki stated. “We don’t want to be knee-jerk.”
In a declaration, SF Pride stated it would not eliminate Google from the parade.
“Google and YouTube can and must do more to elevate and protect the voices of LGBTQ+ creators on their platforms, and we’ve found that Google has been willing to listen to this criticism and is working to develop appropriate policies,” the declaration stated. The group likewise stated Google has actually offered advantages to same-sex partners and transgender workers, in addition to taken part in public advocacy for the LGBTQ neighborhood.
In action, the workers required to Twitter (by means of @NoPrideForGoog) to state although SF Pride turned down the demand, they will keep battling. They likewise stated they’d acquired 129 signatures within 48 hours.
We are honored, and humbled, by the assistance of all of these fantastic activists, who have actually motivated us and done more for our neighborhood than we might ever intend to.
And an unique shout out to @CleveJones1, we are delighted!
Though @SFPride declined our demand, well keep battling! https://t.co/7BaB49o1Ch
— Ban Google From Pride (@NoPrideForGoog) June 27, 2019
Originally released June 26.
Update, June 27: Adds action from Google workers.
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