Leaked video shows upset Alphabet executives responding to President Trump's election in company-wide meeting

[steven36]

• A leaked video shows Google's leaders responding in dismay at an all-hands meeting after the 2016 presidential election.
• The release of the video comes as Google and other major tech companies have been accused of having a liberal bias.

 

President Donald Trump gestures after arriving at John Murtha Johnstown-Cambria County Airport in Johnstown, Pennsylvania.

 

 

A video published on Breitbart News on Wednesday shows top executives at Google and its parent company, Alphabet, responding in dismay to President Trump's election at an all-hands meeting shortly after the election in 2016.

 

In the hour-long video, execs including co-founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin, as well as Google CEO Sundar Pichai, chief financial officer Ruth Porat and top lawyer Kent Walker, respond to the election with somber tones and calls for employees not to let the results divide them.

 

"Myself as an immigrant and a refugee, I certainly find the selection deeply offensive and I know many of you do too," Brin, Alphabet's president, says near the outset of the meeting. "I think it's a very stressful time and conflicts with many of our values."

 

Later in the video, CFO Porat admits to being a Hillary Clinton supporter, but also says that the political process was fair and that employees should still feel comfortable bringing their "whole-self" to work.

 

"For what it's worth, I've been a very long-time Hillary supporter but as Kent [Walker] said, I very much respect the outcome of the democratic process," she says, "And who any one of us voted for is really not the point because the values that are held dear at this company transcend politics and we're going to constantly fight to preserve them."

 

The leaked video comes in the wake of a growing backlash against technology companies like Google, Facebook, and Twitter, which conservatives have charged with having a liberal bias. Each of the companies has denied letting political ideology influence their products.

 

In late August, President Trump targeted Google specifically, tweeting unfounded accusations that Google's search engine was "rigged" to show mostly "bad" stories about him and other conservatives, as well as the false assertion that it had promoted all of former President Barack Obama's State of the Union speeches, but not his.

 

Google received additional heat from Washington when it declined to send either Pichai or Page to a recent Senate committee hearing on foreign election meddling.

 

In general, Silicon Valley tech employees do lean liberal, although a strong libertarian streak runs through the area as well. Employees at Google's parent company, Alphabet, have donated $15.5 million to Democratic candidates and causes since 2004, compared with just $1.6 million to Republicans, according to a recent study from GovPredict.

 

Since President Trump took office, Alphabet executives have joined other tech company leaders in denouncing specific administration policies that affected their workforces, like an order to restrict migration from a handful of predominantly Muslim countries.

 

Some conservative tech employees say they feel out of place in Silicon Valley.

 

In the leaked video, Google's head of HR, Eileen Naughton, says that she had heard from conservative employees that they hadn't felt comfortable expressing their beliefs at work, and calls for Google's "largely liberal-democratic" workforce to be more tolerant and inclusive.

 

Roughly a year after the election, Google fired engineer James Damore after his internal memo criticizing the company's diversity efforts went viral. Google said at the time that it terminated Damore because the memo "advanced incorrect assumptions about gender," but in the process he became something of a right-wing "hero" and eventually sued the company alleging that it "discriminated against employees for their perceived conservative political views." (Soon after, another ex-employee sued Google for wrongful termination due to his responses to Damore's memo.)

 

A Google spokesperson, in a statement, reiterated that political bias does not influence its products:

At a regularly scheduled all hands meeting, some Google employees and executives expressed their own personal views in the aftermath of a long and divisive election season. For over 20 years, everyone at Google has been able to freely express their opinions at these meetings. Nothing was said at that meeting, or any other meeting, to suggest that any political bias ever influences the way we build or operate our products. To the contrary, our products are built for everyone, and we design them with extraordinary care to be a trustworthy source of information for everyone, without regard to political viewpoint.

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Here is the video

 

 

[flash48]

Perhaps the big tech companies are also part of the swamp.  They should be drained along with Washington and the main stream media.

[knowledge-Spammer]

i think he smok to much 

[dhjohns]

Nothing wrong with Google execs expressing opinion.  The video said unwatchable, so I do not know how they reacted.  But what I do know is the first thing a dictator does is drain the swamp, and replace it with sh*t, then tell everyone that the media is fake, and only he can be trusted.

[steven36]

1 hour ago, dhjohns said:

The video said unwatchable, so I do not know how they reacted

The video is fine you  just have to open the video up and watch it on YouTube its just fixed were you can't watch it on 3rd party sites

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FRf9UxsM-NE

 

1 hour ago, dhjohns said:

Nothing wrong with Google execs expressing opinion

Yes there is politics  should not be discussed  in  a work place meeting in that manor  witch have laws against discrimination just like you should not be allowed to talk about religion  ,  When some in the FBI got caught doing this Congress question them about it.. Even at most peoples  homes  no one wants to talk about politics that's why they so many morons  use the internet to talk about it,  there families or friends don't want to hear it and it will cause and argument. But it's not our call that will be up for congress to decide if what they did was OK or not, were not lawmakers.  In all my years i never worked no were they called a meeting to talk about politics they a tech company they should be talking about tech things not politics . This makes the 2nd time this week there former employees   done leaked  stuff out  on them, they also have a watchdog group on them for way worse than this.

[dhjohns]

Discrimination laws do not apply to conversation about politics, and religion.  Also, there is really nothing Congress can do to prevent conversation in the workplace about such issues.  If they start with religion, or politics then what is next?  It is up to each individual company to decide for itself what is tolerated, and what is not.  Free speech is a constitutionally protected right.  

[steven36]

6 minutes ago, dhjohns said:

Discrimination laws do not apply to conversation about politics, and religion.  Also, there is really nothing Congress can do to prevent conversation in the workplace about such issues.  If they start with religion, or politics then what is next?  It is up to each individual company to decide for itself what is tolerated, and what is not.  Free speech is a constitutionally protected right.  

No it's not payer was removed from schools  years ago , If  a teacher does this they will be fired unless you send your kid to a school that is run by the church its not allowed.

 

 

Sex, Religion & Politics: Why You Should Never Discuss Them At Work

https://www.glassdoor.com/blog/sex-religion-politics-stay-discussing-office/

 

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Religious Discussions

Although Title VII prohibits discrimination against an employee because of his/her religion, beliefs, or practices and requires employers to make “reasonable” accommodations for someone’s religion, it does not give employees the right to share their religious beliefs or practices with their co-workers if the behavior is disruptive. As the employer, you have the right and obligation to maintain a safe, productive, and respectful workplace for all of your employees. If someone is bringing in religious literature, discussing religious beliefs, engaging in a religious practice, etc., and these activities are making co-workers feel uncomfortable or are disruptive to others, you can ask them to please refrain from these activities at work.

 

Be sure to be as consistent as possible when intervening. If you are placing limitations on one person’s religious discussions/practices, those same limitations must apply to other religions as well. Diplomacy and tact are the rules of the day. The bottom line is: you can control the work environment and this includes managing any discussions or behavior that is disruptive to the workplace.

 

Political Discussions

 

Political discussions are bound to pop up around the water cooler. If those discussions are respectful and free from harmful attacks, political discourse can be enlightening and educational. Again, common sense, tolerance, and tact are the rules to follow. If the discussions become all-consuming, destructive, or disruptive, the employer has the right to maintain a professional, productive environment and can restrict discussions of ANY kind that distract its employees from working.

 

https://news.leavitt.com/business/talking-about-religion-and-politics-what-is-acceptable-in-the-workplace/

 

That video above was not free from harmful attacks, any were i ever worked  they would fired you if you called a meeting to talk about such if you was a boss.

[dhjohns]

2 minutes ago, steven36 said:

If the discussions become all-consuming, destructive, or disruptive, the employer has the right to maintain a professional, productive environment and can restrict discussions of ANY kind that distract its employees from working.

These are the key words.

[steven36]

19 minutes ago, dhjohns said:

These are the key words.

You act like you have freedom of speech at work no you dont in a non Union company like Google , They dont even have freedom to talk about what they did that day at Google at home, much less talk about what they want at work .  This video is a leak something that was not to be shared with the public .When you go to work for them you sign a contract your not allowed to talk about what's going on at Google. When you go to work for somewhere you sign most of your rights away  that's why some places have Unions to protect workers rights. Were I'm from they shut down plants to prevent it from having a union, there was only one place in my whole area that had a union and only reason they did was because they were from somewhere else.

[knowledge-Spammer]

1 hour ago, steven36 said:

Yes there is politics  should not be discussed  in  a work place meeting in that manor  witch have laws against discrimination just like you should not be allowed to talk about religion  ,  When some in the FBI got caught doing this Congress question them about it.. Even at most peoples  homes  no one wants to talk about politics that's why they so many morons  use the internet to talk about it,  there families or friends don't want to hear it and it will cause and argument. But it's not our call that will be up for congress to decide if what they did was OK or not, were not lawmakers.  In all my years i never worked no were they called a meeting to talk about politics they a tech company they should be talking about tech things not politics . This makes the 2nd time this week there former employees   done leaked  stuff out  on them, they also have a watchdog group on them for way worse than this.

was u talk about this man

FBI got caught doing this Congress question them about it.

 

[steven36]

Here what Donald Trump Jr said about Googles statement to try to defend itself 18 thhousn

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This would be barely believable before the “confidential internal use only” watermark in the video. They were talking in their echo chamber & didn’t care. They control 91% of all search and they get to decide what everyone sees. If this isn’t a Monopoly I don’t know what is.

 

https://twitter.com/DonaldJTrumpJr/status/1039996794933981185?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Enews%7Ctwgr%5Etweet

The point is they decide what everyone gets too see and there CEO hates the the Republic  and there a Monopoly and no one but Google fanboys are buying there not biased.  Because this tweet has 18 thousand likes .. It's not good ..

http://zeenews.india.com/world/leaked-video-shows-google-leaderships-dismay-over-donald-trumps-unexpected-presidential-win-2140762.html

[steven36]

41 minutes ago, knowledge said:

was u talk about this man

FBI got caught doing this Congress question them about it.

 

They question his lover that lawyer from the FBI in private they had to subpoena her so want ever know what she said, and a watch dog group has done called for Googles CEO to be subpoenaed for making campaign contributions to HRC . And Google is censoring this info from there search engine even though it was posted on Fox News Monday night. And the watch dog group called for it to be investigated yesterday witch was Wednesday.

The Media Research Center (MRC) is a politically conservative content analysis organization based in Reston, Virginia, founded in 1987 by L. Brent Bozell III. Its stated mission is to "expose and neutralize the propaganda arm of the Left: the national news media.

[nir]

Google RESPONDS to allegations of Hillary bias in 2016 election

 

I think the reporting by Bloomberg yesterday that Sessions is looking into a possible investigation into Google has gotten their attention.

 

Today they are finally responding to the report by Tucker Carlson that exposed an email by a Google employee that suggested Google tried to aid Hillary in getting elected.

 

Here’s their response via Fox News:

A spokesperson from Google hit back at claims of political bias on Wednesday.

“The employee’s email is an expression of her personal political views about the outcome of the 2016 election and those views do not reflect any official stance by the company,” the spokesperson told Fox News. “We have nearly 90,000 employees comprising a broad array of political affiliations. The email itself explicitly notes that she is speaking personally, and that Google’s efforts were non-partisan.”

 

In the last paragraph of the email, the employee writes that they are sharing “personal opinions.”

Voto Latino

The executive’s email also mentioned the tech giant’s support of Voto Latino—a nonprofit group cofounded by actress Rosario Dawson, according to its website—which seeks to “transform America by recognizing Latinos’ innate leadership.”

 

Although the email states that Voto Latino helped ferry voters to the polls in key states, something the Google employee labeled as a “silent donation,” a source familiar with the matter told Fox News that Google was unable to find a record of any donation to the nonprofit.

 

“Our election and voting information is made available to all Americans who search for it—it is not targeted to any locations or demographic groups. And contrary to reports, we made no donation—monetary, in-kind, silent or otherwise—to Voto Latino to drive people to the polls,” the Google spokesperson told Fox News.

I would point out that the email didn’t state specifically that it was a monetary donation. In fact it says that Google helped Voto Latino “create ad campaigns” to get hispanic voters to the polls.

 

The company also rejects that there is any bias against conservatives at all in Google’s products:

The California-based company also rejected claims that its pre-election actions were biased against conservatives—noting its work with the non-partisan National Voter Registration Day and its efforts to protect elections from hacking or digital attacks.

 

“The suggestion that Google’s products or actions are politically biased is simply wrong,” Google’s spokesperson said. “As we approach the midterm election, we will continue to ensure that our products and election efforts remain strictly non-partisan in nature. Our goal is to equip users with accurate, up-to-date information about their elections—not to support any particular candidate or ideology.”

I suspect that this won’t do much to stop the DOJ from investigating if it finds legal justification for it. And I doubt very seriously that many conservatives will just take Google’s word for it.

 

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[steven36]

It's Googles employees that are doing it to Google...

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It’s an unhappy time at Google.
Every since the James Damore controversy last year, Google has faced regular eruptions from unhappy employees who wish to protest the company’s politics in public. In January, a former security engineer said he had been stopped from sharing his pro-diversity views. This summer, a group of employees successfully pressured the company to stop building an AI project for the military. A similar group is now pushing to prevent the company from re-entering China.

 

Google done it to themselves for allowing  them to talk about politics  at work and this why most businesses  don't allow it..  At work you should just do your work or dont share things with your employees that can cause big problems . Everybody now days is a whistle blower lmao .

 

Sundar Pichai will be lucky if he dont get replaced, hes only been CEO a few years since 2015 ..Google been around for years and nothing ever leaked out on them, tell he became chief.

[knowledge-Spammer]

do u want me to tell u y Hillary Clinton'  not win

she wanted to use military  on hacker so this meaned she will have fight with russia with military  for hacking

the downsize about what she wanted was  what happen if russians go to uk or chine and hack and usa want or she wanted to use military  for hackers

so this mean it will have been war with russia for sure  as u can all see with the news with russia hacking all things it will have mean its war with she and putin  with military  just for hacking  plus how can real proof who is the hackers and from were is from  its y she not win  it was not  to do with hacking

she wanted to use military   on cyber attackers so if she was to have won it will have been war  with russia

http://thehill.com/policy/cybersecurity/293970-clinton-treat-cyberattacks-like-any-other-attack

plus i can show u videos were putin said if she win its war

[dhjohns]

3 hours ago, steven36 said:

No it's not payer was removed from schools  years ago , If  a teacher does this they will be fired unless you send your kid to a school that is run by the church its not allowed.

Only school organized prayer.  Anyone can pray.  A school cannot organize prayer.  Surely you know the difference.

7 minutes ago, knowledge said:

i can show u videos were putin said if she win its war

I can show you videos that says earth is flat.

[knowledge-Spammer]

9 minutes ago, knowledge said:

i can show u videos were putin said if she win its war

I can show you videos that says earth is flat.

 

maybe u can but is just one putin  so its mean is not fake like them videos

somepeople never real understand things when its in there face

[steven36]

7 minutes ago, dhjohns said:

Only school organized prayer.  Anyone can pray.  A school cannot organize prayer.  Surely you know the difference.

I can show you videos that says earth is flat.

Look man the point is the most powerful lawyer in the US is open to investigating the Silicon Valley giants, so any point you wont too make want stop it and is moot . So get over it all ready .

https://www.thisisinsider.com/attorney-general-jeff-sessions-open-investigating-facebook-google-2018-9

 

7 minutes ago, dhjohns said:

I can show you videos that says earth is flat.

Its been 2 years since that crook lost and even if Trump got impeached .. she still want never be president.. Thank God and still the libtrads have not got over the fact they lost ....Talk about sore losers. 

[knowledge-Spammer]

 

[steven36]

 

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The most powerful lawyer in the US is open to investigating the Silicon Valley giants

 

• Attorney General Jeff Sessions is exploring the possibility of an investigation into US tech giants, Bloomberg reported.
• Sessions will be briefed on September 25 by Republican state attorneys general.
• Bloomberg reports that Sessions has not yet made his mind up about how to proceed, but that one of the attending attorneys general wants to break up the big tech companies.

There's a little more insight into US Attorney General Jeff Sessions' cryptic announcement that he planned to discuss whether Silicon Valley firms were stifling free speech and competition.

According to Bloomberg, Sessions is, as widely speculated, open to the possibility of an investigation into companies such as Google, Facebook, and Twitter.

Citing two people familiar with the matter, Bloomberg reported that Sessions will be briefed on September 25 by Republican state attorneys general who have already been scrutinizing social media firms.

Sessions has reportedly not made up his mind yet on an investigation, but at least one attorney general is agitating to break up big tech firms.

Sessions announced he was summoning state attorneys general last week over concerns that tech giants may be infringing antitrust and free speech laws.

This came after President Trump accused Google of instilling left-wing bias into its search results, and subsequently suggested that giant tech companies could represent a "very antitrust situation."

Google dismantled Trump's claims, but a chorus of voices on America's right has grown louder in claiming anti-conservative bias in tech. That chorus appears to be echoing all the way to Washington.

Neither Trump nor Sessions gave any details of monopolistic practices, but Google was recently fined in Europe thanks to its dominance in mobile and online advertising. Facebook has similarly been criticised for monopolising social media by acquiring Instagram and WhatsApp.

 

https://www.thisisinsider.com/attorney-general-jeff-sessions-open-investigating-facebook-google-2018-9

The funny thing is it's the left wants too keep the Republican Lawyer Jeff Sessions as the US Attorney General  and he  is open to  investigating Left Wing Google  just Like he was open to investigating Trump. what comes around goes around. I told another member here a few weeks ago this most likely was going to happen.

[knowledge-Spammer]

russia stoped prevented 25 million cyber attacks, other acts during World Cup in russia

just think if russia wanted to use military   on cyber attackers

 plus do u ever see people talk about the 25 million cyber attacks, on russia i am sure not

[steven36]

49 minutes ago, knowledge said:

russia stoped prevented 25 million cyber attacks, other acts during World Cup in russia

just think if russia wanted to use military   on cyber attackers

 plus do u ever see people talk about the 25 million cyber attacks, on russia i am sure not

Whats its most likely going boil down too is the  Democrats will  win the house in NOV unless the polls are wrong again like they was 2 years ago  witch it could be so you never know,  and the economy will go bad  and stay that way just like it was before. Actually the economy has never got no better in my area yet since the 21st century came and will be most likely be the reason the GOP loses  . Too many people without jobs regardless of what the fake news says  This is why i turned Independent both parties lie about the economy   .  Were i live what happens on Wall street never matters even in the great depression we had jobs but every since they made the WTO  all the jobs have went overseas . 

 

America's war on normal people

https://www.businessinsider.com/america-belief-that-hard-work-leads-to-success-is-wrong-2018-5

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