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• @amazon @amazon on x

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• @sundarpichai Sundar Pichai on x

  Today on US Google & YouTube homepages we share our support for racial equality in solidarity with the Black community and in memory of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery & others who don't have a voice. For those feeling grief, anger, sadness & fear, you are not alone. …

• @sherrell_dorsey Sherrell Dorsey on x

  Hey, folks! So with the help of many you and my new editorial assistant, we've developed a database of tech companies/CEOs that have made public statements in support of Black employees & communities during this time. View our spreadsheet here: https://docs.google.com/...

• @aclu @aclu on x

  Cool tweet. Will you commit to stop selling face recognition surveillance technology that supercharges police abuse? https://twitter.com/...

• @steven_ballmer Steve Ballmer on x

  I am so so sad about #GeorgeFloyd and feel for his family. I am also angry. Everyone in America deserves to live without fear. We need to treat people equally, fairly, respectfully— especially blacks who often get treated so poorly.

• @ajassy Andy Jassy on x

  *What* will it take for us to refuse to accept these unjust killings of black people? How many people must die, how many generations must endure, how much eyewitness video is required? What else do we need? We need better than what we're getting from courts and political leaders.

• @boztank Boz on x

  Black Lives Matter. We need police reform. We need criminal justice reform. We need the right to protest in peace. We need to defend the free press as they cover said protests. We need everyone to be able to vote. We need to actually vote. And we need to vote for black leaders.

• @aprilaser April Glaser on x

  Interesting external posture considering the many sources who detailed to me how drastically Google is reducing its internal diversity work because of fears of being perceived as anti-conservative https://www.nbcnews.com/... https://twitter.com/...

• @sharatibken Shara Tibken on x

  San Francisco's @Apple Store today, the day after protests about #GeorgeFloyd & police brutality, followed by riots & looting. How do you secure a store that's glass and metal? Glue boards to the doors and windows. Looks like people didn't actually get inside, though they tried h…

• @stewart Stewart Butterfield on x

  Jen and I are matching $300,000 in donations to ten different organizations doing important work right now, in addition to $700,000 directly from @RBFound Details in her thread: https://twitter.com/...

• @alexeheath Alex Heath on x

  Many prominent CEOs have weighed in on the protests across the country. Snap CEO Evan Spiegel's memo to employees Sunday is, maybe surprisingly, one of the most thought-out statements I've seen from a business leader yet. Full 2k+-word memo in story: https://thein.fo/...

• @eugenio_pace Eugenio Pace on x

  Racism is wrong. We know this without anybody telling us. No one is born a racist. You learn to become one. And if you can learn to be one, you can also learn not to. And the first step is to speak up against it. Being silent makes you complicit. #BlackLivesMatter

• @carolineha_ Caroline Haskins on x

  Amazon's Ring has partnered with 1,350 police departments and law enforcement agencies as of today. Amazon has also helped police plan “sting operations” where police leave out Amazon-branded dummy packages and try to catch people stealing them on Ring cameras https://twitter.com…

• @zzzzaaaacccchhh Zach Schonfeld on x

  Amazon recently fired a Black warehouse worker for protesting the company's failure to protect its employees or provide hazard pay during the pandemic. Amazon executives, including Jeff Bezos, then personally tried to smear him. https://twitter.com/...

• @erickfernandez Erick Fernandez on x

  “The inequitable and brutal treatment of black people in our country must stop...unless it's one of our black employees who speaks out against inadequate PPE for workers in our warehouses and in that case we'll fire him.” https://twitter.com/...

• @_michaelinho @_michaelinho on x

  It is not his responsibility alone to change hundreds of years of abuse, but please remember he is the 7th richest person on Earth....he could make very real change if that was a priority https://twitter.com/...

• @shiringhaffary Shirin Ghaffary on x

  Amazon has fired several black employee organizers in the past few months who have been pushing for better working conditions during the pandemic (it claims for unrelated reasons). The company never apologized to Chris Smalls, who its top lawyer called “not smart, or articulate” …

• @hshaban Hamza Shaban on x

  “Economic inequality in America has reached levels unseen for nearly a century, people of color cannot visit a grocery store or go for a jog without fear of being murdered without consequence, and put simply, the American experiment is failing,” he wrote. https://twitter.com/...

• @carnage4life Dare Obasanjo on x

  Evan Spiegel, CEO of Snapchat, calls for reparations and a commission on racial inequality similar to the one in South Africa after the end of apartheid. Also argues for more progressive tax system with higher estate, business, & wealth taxes. Amazing.👏 https://www.theinformation…

• @isosteph Stephanie on x

  worth noting which companies aren't on this list and have no public statistics to speak of 🙃 https://twitter.com/...

• @duncansmithnba Duncan Smith on x

  Good to see Ballmer speaking. He's raised the bar on himself to do something himself, and it must be substantial to follow up on these words. https://twitter.com/...

• @boztank Boz on x

  We need political shifts to make progress. For several years I have been supporting the disproportionately important state and local races with @sister_district. I am also now donating to @blackfutureslab to support growing the political power of progressive black communities.

• @nathanzed Nathan Zed on x

  too late yall are next https://twitter.com/...

• @slpng_giants @slpng_giants on x

  Oh, wow! After doing more than almost any other company to amplify, monetize and profit from racists and racist groups for years, still providing platforms for them on @YouTube and sending ads to them with @googleads, you're *share your support* on your homepage? So generous! htt…

• @hunterwalk @hunterwalk on x

  F 🦗🦗🦗 A https://twitter.com/... A https://twitter.com/... N https://twitter.com/... G https://twitter.com/...

• @zainabsikander Zainab Sikander on x

  Sir, a quick look at YouTube India & you might just want to shut it down for the kind of violence & anti-minority content it allows to be published. YouTube policies have been thrown to the wind. Don't ignore it just because a gazillion celebrities aren't talking about it here. h…

• @prashanttandy Prashant Tandon on x

  Thanks Google. It would be heartening if similar stand is taken by Google on issue of discrimination and atrocities on Muslims and Dalits in India. Google occupies 96% search engine share in India and earns billions from here. Or seen with justice is a bad business idea in India?…

• @ariannnyy_ Tha Great on x

  “The inequitable and brutal treatment of Black people in our country must stop.” Let's start with you providing adequate living conditions and wages for black employees. Keep the press release and start amending your system. https://twitter.com/...

• @stewart Stewart Butterfield on x

  Join us and together we'll get $1.3M in funds to @blklivesmatter @NAACP_LDF @bailproject @eji_org @PolicingEquity @projectnia @colorofchange @untilfreedom + https://joincampaignzero.org/ + https://thelovelandfoundation.org/

• @ross Ross Mayfield on x

  Note that @Facebook and @finkd are not on this list... h/t @kimmaicutler https://twitter.com/...

• @rkradhakrishn RadhakrishnanRK on x

  Interesting. Heard nothing from this bloke when a community was being repeatedly targeted in #India. Afraid of losing business, @sundarpichai? https://twitter.com/...

• @amir Amir Efrati on x

  “[A]nd put simply, the American experiment is failing,” @evanspiegel says in a 2,000 word memo to staff about how to address inequality. See here: https://thein.fo/... via @alexeheath

• @megandfigueroa @megandfigueroa on x

  “He's not smart or articulate,” they said. https://www.vice.com/... https://twitter.com/...

• @moveon @moveon on x

  Now might be a good time to return your Ring camera. https://twitter.com/...

• @pinboard @pinboard on x

  Maybe an easy first step would be for you to stop donating to Mitch McConnell through Facebook's PAC https://twitter.com/...

• @womensmarch @womensmarch on x

  Amazon has profited off of a pandemic, exploited workers, been a platform for the purchasing of items with hate messages, and are now working with police to arrest protestors. https://twitter.com/...

• @tmobile @tmobile on x

  Racism, hatred, inequality must have no place in our world. Every person has the right to feel safe, seen and heard. https://twitter.com/...

• @andrewmd5 Andrew Sampson on x

  VC and tech bro's were quick to edit a mask into their Twitter avatar, but they've been incredibly slow to say #BlackLivesMatter

• @calbucci Marcelo Calbucci on x

  I'm a privileged white male. I couldn't sleep last night. I can't imagine what black folks are feeling right now. I want a much better world for you, for us, and for our kids. #BlackLivesMatters

• @rich_barton Rich Barton on x

  This week I was invited to listen to our black employees share their pain and fear and confusion. For themselves. For their children. Every time they leave their homes. Enough. I am an ally. Racism has no home here. https://twitter.com/...

• @sherrell_dorsey Sherrell Dorsey on x

  Dear tech CEOs, Help us out when you're releasing these statements today and tomorrow. Tag your diversity reports explicitly calling out Black representation at your companies & within leadership. Also let us know what ACTIONS you're taking. We're compiling our data on this.

• @ericajoy Erica Joy on x

  we love a spreadsheet with receipts!! https://twitter.com/...

• @teddyschleifer Teddy Schleifer on x

  Steve Ballmer, the former CEO of Microsoft and one of the world's wealthiest people, has weighed in. Sadly, lots of tech leaders are still MIA on this. https://twitter.com/...

• @business @business on x

  Amazon is scaling back deliveries and adjusting routes in a small number of cities including Chicago after demonstrations around the U.S. https://www.bloomberg.com/...

• @technology @technology on x

  Apple CEO Tim Cook said protections for people are “still not universally applied” as he discussed discrimination and inequality in the U.S. in an internal memo to employees https://www.bloomberg.com/...

• @ctoadvisor Keith Townsend on x

  I love that Tim Cook didn't focus on the devastation happening to Apple Stores but rather his employees, injustice, and self reflection. A good template for leaders considering their messaging for the U.S. AM tomorrow. https://news.google.com/...

• @thisisfoxx Chris Fox on x

  “George Floyd's death is shocking and tragic proof that we must aim far higher than a ‘normal’ future,” says Apple chief Tim Cook https://www.bloomberg.com/...

• @michaelsteeber Michael Steeber on x

  Apple has temporarily closed many US retail stores amid ongoing protests & looting. Several have been boarded and emptied. “With the health and safety of our teams in mind, we've made the decision to keep a number of our stores in the US closed on Sunday.” https://9to5mac.com/...…

• @youtube @youtube on x

  We stand in solidarity against racism and violence. When members of our community hurt, we all hurt. We're pledging $1M in support of efforts to address social injustice.

• @grady_booch Grady Booch on x

  Standing means you are not moving. Clean up the racism and violence that you spread, which has fueled their spread. https://twitter.com/...

• @sruhle Stephanie Ruhle on x

  What does “standing in solidarity against racism & violence” mean? When my son watches old sports clips & skateboarding videos on @youtube, alt-right male personalities appealing to “forgotten young white men” GARBAGE gets promoted to him. https://twitter.com/...

• @joabaldwin Joaquin Baldwin on x

  You give $1M EVERY DAY to white supremacists monetizing their channels, while providing them the perfect platform. You have the right and power to ban them but so far have chosen not to. Your pocket change is not real change, do better. https://twitter.com/...

• @gaywonk Carlos Maza on x

  YouTube makes countless millions off of promoting white supremacist content to its users, and then has the nerve to toss a few pennies to “address social injustice.” This company does not deserve to exist, and should be publicly owned by the people who create its content. https:/…

• @sokareemie Soha on x

  Nowhere near enough. Deplatform the racist YouTubers who've benefited from your service and are responsible for spreading hatred and inciting the violence you see now. https://twitter.com/...

• @talbertswan Bishop Talbert Swan on x

  @YouTube Does this also mean you're going to purge tons of videos from your site that glorify white supremacy and violence against Black people? If not, your money is an empty gesture. https://twitter.com/...

• @hypervisible @hypervisible on x

  Noted arsonist finds some money underneath the couch cushions, donates it to fire safety. https://t.co/mrAWUxusJ1

• @niktaylorde Nikola on x

  Thanks for the loose change, I guess https://twitter.com/... https://twitter.com/...

• @patreon @patreon on x

  @YouTube 🖤

• @hoarsewisperer @hoarsewisperer on x

  @YouTube Or maybe just don't host or promote white supremacist content. Crazy idea, I know.

• @simplyundrea @simplyundrea on x

  @YouTube This statement & that money means nothing if you're still allowing racists space on your site to spout their hatred. Deplatform them, partnered or not.

• @samsykesswears Sam Sykes on x

  @YouTube Bullshit. You're a platform of organization for vile racist content and your biggest cash cow was out there looting and hijacking a peaceful movement for his own gain. The money you donate isn't enough to undo the shit you've done.

• @barnacules @barnacules on x

  @YouTube Does this mean you're finally going to enforce your TOS and ban drama tubers that harass & attack other YouTube community members? 🤔

• @slpng_giants @slpng_giants on x

  @YouTube Your hypocrisy knows no bounds. As a platform that has done its very best to avoid having to remove any videos from racists, white supremacists and hate mongers, you should be ashamed of even tweeting about this. Too little, too late. https://gizmodo.com/...

• @nerdpyle Ned Pyle on x

  @YouTube Spend that million on removing the white supremacist content YouTube gladly hosts today

• @everywhereist Geraldine on x

  @YouTube Your algorithm specifically promotes racist alt-right content because you know that enragement = engagement. You profit off of hate and anger. Don't for a damn second pretend you care about social injustice. And $1M for you is a goddamn joke.

• @chartier David Chartier on x

  @YouTube You'll make much more of an impact by deplatforming white supremacists and removing their infectious content. It's tearing this country apart.

• @erinbiba Erin Biba on x

  @YouTube How about you just enforce your own fucking rules and start deplatforming white supremacists *from your own platform.* Again and again you talk a big game and turn around and hand white supremacy a network to build its ranks. Everyone sees right through you.

• @slpng_giants @slpng_giants on x

  @YouTube Awesome to see how much positive feedback you're getting from donating about half a day's income without specifics when it took you years to do enforce your rules with white supremacists Richard Spencer, David Duke, Jared Taylor or Red Ice. Hypocrisy is a hell of a drug.

• @jwsthomson Jimmy Thomson on x

  @YouTube Some context: YouTube brings in 1.75 million dollars every hour of every day

• @wagatwe @wagatwe on x

  @YouTube Stop grooming white and male supremacists with your algorithm. That would do a lot more good and actually hurt your pockets.

• @youtube @youtube on x

  @BreeLTaylor Small actions can lead to bigger ones.

• @mcwm Mike Murphy on x

  hm I feel like there's a few YouTubers you might want to look at then... https://twitter.com/...