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Google Cancels "Town Hall" Due to Leaks

posted by martyb on Friday August 11 2017, @02:10PM   Printer-friendly
from the hurry-up-and-stop dept.

takyon writes:

Google is struggling to discuss the recent diversity memo controversy internally:

Google's CEO, Sundar Pichai, canceled a scheduled all-hands staff meeting—moments before it was scheduled to begin—meant to address concerns over a controversial essay published by former employee James Damore.

In an email to staff, Pichai explained that questions from employees had been leaked and that, in some cases, specific employees' identities were revealed, exposing them to harassment and threats. Instead of today's large-scale meeting, which was to be livestreamed to Google's 60,000 employees worldwide, smaller groups will meet sometime in the future.

"We had hoped to have a frank open discussion today as we always do to bring us together and move forward. But our Dory questions appeared externally this afternoon, and on some websites Googlers are now being named personally," Pichai said in the email.

Also at CNET.

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  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday August 11 2017, @03:22PM (6 children)

    by Anonymous Coward on Friday August 11 2017, @03:22PM (#552348)

    Cultures are meant to be swapped and shared, not sold and exploited.

  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday August 11 2017, @03:36PM (1 child)

    by Anonymous Coward on Friday August 11 2017, @03:36PM (#552361)

    Found the SJW! What do I win?

    • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday August 11 2017, @10:20PM

      by Anonymous Coward on Friday August 11 2017, @10:20PM (#552619)

      A textbook to the face.

  • (Score: 2) by Sulla on Friday August 11 2017, @04:39PM (3 children)

    by Sulla (5173) on Friday August 11 2017, @04:39PM (#552411) Journal

    Whats the difference? Am I only allowed to have a japanese tea ceremony if I build a kiln and craft my own teapot, grow my own tea and turn it into matcha, and sew my own yukata to use in the ceremony? I suppose the cultural sharing goes away if I buy all three things first?

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    Ceterum censeo Sinae esse delendam

    • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday August 11 2017, @10:26PM (2 children)

      by Anonymous Coward on Friday August 11 2017, @10:26PM (#552621)

      If you truly don't understand the difference between cultural exchange and soul sucking profiteering then you're too far gone. Go back to your corporate overlords and swallow the propaganda good and deep.

      • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday August 12 2017, @01:14AM

        by Anonymous Coward on Saturday August 12 2017, @01:14AM (#552667)

        So Mexican guys can't sell me Mexican food?
        They should only give it away to keep it free from the taint of filthy lucre?
        Are they PROSTITUTING THEIR CULTURE?

      • (Score: -1, Troll) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday August 12 2017, @02:09AM

        by Anonymous Coward on Saturday August 12 2017, @02:09AM (#552696)

        Sounds like a fucking communist whining about not getting their grabby hands on "means of production" to me. "OH NO Someone else is making stuff, and selling for PROFIT!!! MUH COMMUNISM!" Go to Venezuela you fucking scum.