Google Warns Staff About Protests During Official Pride Events

June 25, 2019, 1:21 PM UTC

Google warned employees about protesting against the internet giant at official company events during Pride celebrations, according to people familiar with the situation.

Some workers have been planning protests at the Pride parade this weekend in San Francisco to speak out against the company’s policies on harassment of LGBTQ people on YouTube.

The Google video service has been under fire for how it responded to homophobic and racist jokes made in clips by conservative comedian and commentator Steven Crowder. Some Google workers spoke out against YouTube on Twitter, and a small group organized protests last week during the annual shareholder ...

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