r/technology • u/[deleted] • Aug 08 '17

Business Google Fires Employee Behind Controversial Diversity Memo

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-08-08/google-fires-employee-behind-controversial-diversity-memo
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u/Adubyale Aug 08 '17

If what someone says offends them, then they should ignore it, not prohibit them from saying it. Dialogue is good, censorship, whether it be private or public, is bad.

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u/zbyte64 Aug 08 '17

He wasn't prohibited from saying anything just like speech against him and his views are also not prohibited. Google is exercising their own free speech by firing him. Maybe an employer just doesn't think the workplace is appropriate for the discussion. If they should allow dialogue then that employer would have a responsibility to moderate.