the hypothetical posed in the parent comment isn't really a hypothetical. it's the actual situation github found themselves in a while back. i don't think "directly related to politics" is really a description anybody would naturally apply to github's product, but they still ended up in the middle of politics.

if your definition of directly connected to politics extends to having customers who are political entities, then there's not really such thing as a business that isn't directly connected to politics.

They never made any statement about what the product Is, so how can we make a determination about how related the product is to politics?

The example product could be like Trello, but using the boards to organize their family separation programs. It's not directly a political product, but it's a tool that can be used to further some political policy.

What about a SaaS product that provides facial recognition services for any usecase? It's not Directly political, but could definitely be used that way.

His point is that the product wasn't related by design, only by adoption. When e.g. Salesforce makes software for tracking workflows and ICE adopts it for managing detention centers, they are forced into making a political choice when they might not have intended to.

Can't seem to edit, I agree with the repliers this was a bad reply.