![]() ![]() Read more: GitHub is facing an employee backlash as its CEO defends a $200,000 contract with ICE: 'All it does is make us complicit' GitHub CEO Nat Friedman defended the deal, saying in a a letter to employees saying that GitHub would not block the contract, but it plans to take part in immigration advocacy efforts and to donate $500,000 to immigration nonprofits. Microsoft employees are asking their co-workers, as well as people outside Microsoft, to like, or "star," the repository as a sign of support, a Microsoft employee told Business Insider.Įarlier this week, over 150 GitHub employees signed a similar open letter protesting that deal with ICE. It's not immediately clear how many employees signed the letter, but Bloomberg's Mark Bergen and Dina Bass report that it's "circulating" among the company. As Recode reported, Microsoft currently has over $8 million in contracts with ICE, while GitHub recently renewed a contract with the agency worth some $200,000. On Thursday, Microsoft employees published an open letter to management on GitHub asking for the company to drop its contracts with ICE. Some Microsoft employees are taking a stand and asking their employer to drop its contracts with Immigration and Customs Enforcement - following suit from their colleagues at GitHub, the Microsoft-owned code-sharing site. ![]() Account icon An icon in the shape of a person's head and shoulders. ![]()
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