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• @insomniacgames @insomniacgames on x

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• @tonyajoriley Tonya Riley on x

  Multiple tech companies are saying they'll pay for employees to travel for abortions. (Employees who probably already have resources to do so unlike many Americans.) I've heard zero about how these companies intend to protect user data from being used to criminalize abortion.

• @markgurman Mark Gurman on x

  Apple on ruling: “We support our employees' rights to make their own decisions regarding their reproductive health. For more than a decade, Apple's comprehensive benefits have allowed our employees to travel out-of-state for medical care if it is unavailable in their home state.”

• @dannyderaney Danny Deraney on x

  The list grows. Over 50 companies have now come out in support of pro choice, most of have come forward to pay for travel costs. https://twitter.com/...

• @billgates Bill Gates on x

  This is a sad day. Reversing Roe v. Wade is an unjust and unacceptable setback. And it puts women's lives at risk, especially the most disadvantaged.

• @fortunemagazine @fortunemagazine on x

  14.7% of employers plan to make a statement about their stance on abortion following the Supreme Court decision, according to a new survey. https://fortune.com/...

• @amy_siskind Amy Siskind on x

  Support companies that support women's rights: Patagonia will pay to bail out employees arrested in abortion protests. https://www.axios.com/...

• @rmac18 Ryan Mac on x

  Meta/Facebook employees are being reminded of a policy not to discuss abortion on companywide channels on Friday. Managers are being told the company to be empathetic to distressed employees but to remain neutral. https://www.nytimes.com/...

• @genepark Gene Park on x

  “Stick to games” forgets that studios like Insomniac and Bungie are American companies, with executives and employees affected by these American decisions. https://twitter.com/...

• @taniel @taniel on x

  “Unlike... prior to Roe, law enforcement now has more powerful ways to surveil and build their cases against pregnant people and abortion providers—by monitoring period tracking apps, social media posts, online message boards, and text messages.” https://theappeal.org/...

• @jeffjarvis Jeff Jarvis on x

  This is good. But note that the ruling is a perverse form of gerrymandering: red states get redder as reasonable people leave. Here's Google's letter saying employees can relocate to states with abortion rights https://www.theverge.com/... via @Verge

• @jazzt Jazz Tangcay on x

  Women friends, before you do anything else, DELETE THAT PERIOD TRACKING APP. Go old skool, grab a pen, a calendar and write it down. How period tracking apps and data privacy fit into a post-Roe v. Wade climate https://www.npr.org/...

• @britnidwrites Britni Danielle on x

  As someone who uses a period tracking app (cuz keeping track by paper is ANNOYING), this is frightening. They may be used to prosecute people for having an abortion, miscarriage, etc. https://www.npr.org/...

• @clairecmc Claire McCaskill on x

  I applaud these companies. But seriously makes me sick to my stomach that women have to go to their employer with the most difficult and private decision in their lives. https://twitter.com/...

• @dynarski Prof Dynarski on x

  THE FREE MARKET STEPS IN just gotta pick the right employer ladies https://twitter.com/...

• @sachalouise Sacha Haworth on x

  “To the extent permitted by law” You cowards. https://twitter.com/...

• @anandwrites @anandwrites on x

  That's nice, @meta, but your platforms also helped make this possible. https://twitter.com/...

• @leylblack @leylblack on x

  @xpangler @Meta The time for @Meta to protect abortion was 2016, when they allowed Russia and the Trump campaign to spew disinformation through the Facebook platform, and thus win the election and appoint 3 right-wing zealots to the court. Spare me.

• @kkomaitis @kkomaitis on x

  @xpangler ... It is of outmost importance that they also stop collecting data - health, location, search - anything that would help identify women who are seeking abortions. The level of responsibility for tech companies has completely changed!!

• @slnash4u @slnash4u on x

  @xpangler @Meta Perhaps they should simply pledge no more business with said states. Companies do have a say in where they do business.

• @msbrumfield Cynthia Brumfield on x

  @xpangler @Meta Nice sentiment but what this means is that any pregnant Meta employee who lives in a state that outlaws abortion, and potentially outlaws traveling to get an abortion, will have to tell their employer, who is subject to subpoenas and warrants by prosecutors and la…

• @rmac18 @rmac18 on x

  This goes far beyond tech companies. Auto companies (who track location data) and telecoms come to mind.

• @allenholub Allen Holub on x

  Frankly, if you work for Google or Facebook or any other company in the business of digital surveillance, you are actively supporting the hunting down and persecution of women. The only safe path is to not collect the data to begin with. You have a moral and ethical choice.

• @xpangler Todd Spangler on x

  Statement from @Meta spokesperson: “We intend to offer travel expense reimbursements, to the extent permitted by law, for employees who will need them to access out-of-state health care and reproductive services.”

• @rmac18 @rmac18 on x

  Also worth noting that the country's two richest people, Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos have said nothing publicly either. They've been outspoken on other political topics in the past.

• @stephennellis Stephen Nellis on x

  I have deleted an earlier inaccurate tweet in which I had said Apple never publicly confirmed its travel policy after the Texas abortion law passed. In fact, Apple did confirm that policy to Tech Crunch very shortly after it sent a memo employees - https://techcrunch.com/...

• @alphabetworkers @alphabetworkers on x

  Also if Google truly cared about reproductive justice they would stop bankrolling politicians attacking abortion access..... https://twitter.com/...

• @twilio @twilio on x

  In response to today's SCOTUS ruling, Twilio is taking these steps to support our employees and to support reproductive healthcare rights around the world. https://twitter.com/...

• @nycmayor Mayor Eric Adams on x

  Despite the reckless decision by extremists on the Supreme Court, Americans aren't backing down. Thank you to companies like Goldman Sachs, Disney, and more for standing up for reproductive rights. We need all hands on deck for the fight to come. https://variety.com/...

• @daphnehk Daphne Keller on x

  @TonyaJoRiley ... I was thinking more about risking creating liability for themselves or their users.

• @tonyajoriley Tonya Riley on x

  @daphnehk ... I understand your point to an extent but I'm not asking for extremely technical details. A company can express or decline to express a public commitment to protecting data without revealing processes

• @daphnehk Daphne Keller on x

  @wbm312 ... Some viable strategies for protecting users might include not telling reporters.

• @tonyajoriley Tonya Riley on x

  @daphnehk ... Ah yeah that's an important point!

• @tonyajoriley Tonya Riley on x

  So far the most I've gotten is a “no comment.” https://www.cyberscoop.com/... https://twitter.com/...

• @rmac18 Ryan Mac on x

  Here's some political stances he's taken in the past as told by his profile photos [Image that shows a compilation of Mark Zuckerberg's Facebook profile photo badges, including badges on the COVID-19 vaccine, DACA, and the LGBT movement]

• @rmac18 Ryan Mac on x

  American society puts a lot of stake in what its business leaders say during big political or cultural moments. Given that, here's what Mark Zuckerberg posted today. [Screen capture of Mark Zuckerberg's Facebook post on Meta's partnership with UT Austin]

• @daveyalba Davey Alba on x

  Misinformation peddlers are opportunists. I wrote about the surge of misinformation about abortion last month when the DRAFT of the Supreme Court ruling was leaked. Expect that the volume will be even higher now that it's officially come down https://www.bloomberg.com/...

• @tribelsocial @tribelsocial on x

  (1 of 8) The blame lies SQUARELY at Facebook and Mark Zuckerberg's feet. Today, the extremist, far-right Supreme Court ended abortion rights for women... ushering in a new era of fascist, anti-women attacks by far-right politicians. How did we get here? The answer is simple...

• @ninaburleigh Nina Burleigh on x

  This is good, but they shouldn't just cover employees. They have enough $$ to pool resources and help American poor women who will be in back alleys BLEEDING OUT. #RoeVWade https://variety.com/...

• @snowden Edward Snowden on x

  Listen to her. https://twitter.com/...

• @benioff Marc Benioff on x

  I believe CEOs have a responsibility to take care of their employees—no matter what. Salesforce moves employees when they feel threatened or experience discrimination. To our Ohana—we always make sure you have the best benefits & care, & we will always have your back. Always. ❤️

• @stevekovach Steve Kovach on x

  The overwhelming response from Corporate America: We'll pay for our employees to travel out of state for an abortion if needed.

• @rmac18 Ryan Mac on x

  Have to wonder how Google, Meta (Facebook), Amazon, other technology companies respond to subpoenas around future abortion law enforcement in certain states. https://twitter.com/...

• @b_fung Brian Fung on x

  Tech giants including Meta, Microsoft and Netflix have vowed to financially support employees (or in some cases, their dependents) traveling to seek abortions in wake of today's Supreme Court ruling. Here's what the companies are saying. https://twitter.com/...

• @exxhibitj Josh on x

  For ppl saying this is performative, what else do you expect these companies to do? Rewrite the constitution? They are doing what they can to try to help and I commend them for it. https://twitter.com/...

• @lesliemac Leslie Mac on x

  ALL These companies support & donate to anti-abortion candidates. https://twitter.com/...