Google Doesn’t Want Staff Debating Politics at Work Anymore
- Policy says ‘raging’ political debates aren’t appropriate
- Googler says move ends key parts of company’s open culture
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Alphabet Inc.’s Google posted internal rules that discourage employees from debating politics, a shift away from the internet giant’s famously open culture.
The “community guidelines” tell employees not to have “disruptive” conversations and warn workers that they’ll be held responsible for what they say at the office. Google is also building a tool to let employees flag problematic internal posts and creating a team of moderators to monitor conversations on company chat boards, a spokeswoman said.