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Re:Margaret Mitchell fired from Google by chronic3802 on Friday February 19, 2021 @07:04PM (#26199747)
- 135,000 Google employees

- 2,000 signed a petition to support Timnit [1]

- 2 employees resigned to support Timnit [2]

When it comes to voting with your feet, no one actually gives a shit.

[1] https://www.cnbc.com/2020/12/04/thousands-petition-google-fo...

[2] https://www.cnn.com/2021/02/04/tech/google-employees-quit/in...

Re:Margaret Mitchell fired from Google by dang on Friday February 19, 2021 @07:11PM (#26199822)
Please don't post duplicate comments to HN. It strictly lowers signal/noise ratio and makes merging threads a pain.
Re:Margaret Mitchell fired from Google by disposekinetics on Friday February 19, 2021 @07:43PM (#26200129)
Or the vast majority supported Google's actions but the social climate is such they worried about the mob coming after them.
Re:Margaret Mitchell fired from Google by bcrosby95 on Friday February 19, 2021 @07:08PM (#26199787)
Of course. Few people are willing to actually put their money where their mouth is.