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Microsoft endorses anti-LGBTQ online "child safety" bill KOSA night before Big Tech hearing (US Politics) (gazette.com)

submitted 9 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.sdf.org/post/11497225

Worth noting: Microsoft owns LinkedIn, which wouldn't be particularly affected by KOSA.

There's a hearing on Wednesday, and potentially a Senate vote soon, so if you're in the US now's a good time to contact your Senators. https://stopkosa.com and EFF's page make it easy!

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[–] [email protected] 12 points 9 months ago (1 children)

I sure hope employees do a walkout

[–] [email protected] 13 points 9 months ago

That'd be great. And there's precedent, too: back in 2005 Microsoft dropped support for a Washington state gay rights bill but employee pressure led them to reverse their stance. But all the tech layoffs tend to have a chilling effect on employee advocacy, so we shall see.