{"id":74612,"date":"2020-09-24T22:00:22","date_gmt":"2020-09-24T19:00:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/hootsuite-backs-off-ice-deal-after-getting-called-out\/"},"modified":"2020-09-24T22:00:22","modified_gmt":"2020-09-24T19:00:22","slug":"hootsuite-backs-off-ice-deal-after-getting-called-out","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/hootsuite-backs-off-ice-deal-after-getting-called-out\/","title":{"rendered":"#Hootsuite backs off ICE deal after getting called out"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a2c049810904\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a2c049810904\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/hootsuite-backs-off-ice-deal-after-getting-called-out\/#A_viral_Twitter_post_accused_the_company_of_entering_into_a_three-year_contract_with_the_agency\" >A viral Twitter post accused the company of entering into a three-year contract with the agency.<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/hootsuite-backs-off-ice-deal-after-getting-called-out\/#This_weeks_top_technology_stories\" >This week\u2019s top technology stories<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p>&#8220;<strong>#Hootsuite backs off ICE deal after getting called out<br \/>\n<\/strong>&#8221;<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"article-sub-head\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"A_viral_Twitter_post_accused_the_company_of_entering_into_a_three-year_contract_with_the_agency\"><\/span>A viral Twitter post accused the company of entering into a three-year contract with the agency.<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"article-content-wrapper\">\n<p>Hootsuite, the popular Canada-based <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">social media<\/a> management platform, is backing off a deal it made with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) after facing a heap of criticism.  <\/p>\n<p>The backlash began with a viral post on Twitter where an alleged employee claimed that the tech company had signed a three-year contract with the federal law enforcement agency.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBeen debating talking about this publicly because I don\u2019t want to get fired, but it seems like the cat\u2019s already out of the bag so whatever: yesterday Hootsuite signed a three-year deal with ICE,\u201d @samelaanderson <a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/samelaanderson\/status\/1308917007438483457?s=20\" aria-label=\"undefined (opens in a new tab)\">said<\/a>. \u201cOver 100 employees have been extremely vocal in their opposition to this deal.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-twitter wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Been debating talking about this publicly because I don\u2019t want to get fired, but it seems like the cat\u2019s already out of the bag so whatever: yesterday Hootsuite signed a three-year deal with ICE. Over 100 employees have been extremely vocal in their opposition to this deal<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Sam | abolish the police (@samelaanderson) <a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/samelaanderson\/status\/1308917007438483457?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 23, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>The Twitter user went on to claim that Hootsuite moved forward with the deal even after being confronted by employees in Mexico City who had \u201crelayed their personal experiences being targeted and harassed by ICE.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis makes it abundantly clear that Hootsuite puts profits above people,\u201d @samelaanderson added. \u201cThis is a company that I\u2019ve been overjoyed to be a part of for more than five years and I am so disgusted that this is who I turned out to be working for.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-twitter wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">This makes it abundantly clear that Hootsuite puts profits above people. This is a company that I\u2019ve been overjoyed to be a part of for more than five years and I am so disgusted that this is who I turned out to be working for.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Sam | abolish the police (@samelaanderson) <a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/samelaanderson\/status\/1308917020453408768?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 23, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>The account\u2019s initial tweet has since been retweeted more than 6,000 times and received over 16,000 likes.<\/p>\n<p>Numerous Twitter users responded by stating that they intended to cancel their Hootsuite accounts. A <a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/you.leadnow.ca\/petitions\/tell-hootsuite-cancel-your-contract-with-ice\">petition<\/a> was also created calling on the company to sever its alleged ties with ICE.<\/p>\n<p>The Daily Dot reached out to Hootsuite to inquire as to whether the company had in fact entered into a business relationship with ICE but did not receive a reply.<\/p>\n<p>But in a statement to <a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/biv.com\/article\/2020\/09\/hootsuite-denies-us-ice-partnership-amid-twitter-uproar\">BIV<\/a>, Hootsuite spokeswoman Melanie Gaboriault did not say whether a contract was signed or not, just that the company was \u201cnot entering into a deal\u201d with ICE.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs a business, we do not discuss specific customer deals, however, because of the sensitivity in this particular case, I can confirm that Hootsuite is not entering into a deal with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement,\u201d Gaboriault said.<\/p>\n<p>The Daily Dot also asked Hootsuite whether it had ever planned at any point to partner with ICE or if the agency had ever requested their services but similarly did not hear back. ICE also did not return a request for comment by the Daily Dot.<\/p>\n<p>Hootsuite\u2019s official Twitter account suggested shortly after, however, that it had in fact intended to work with ICE but opted not to \u201cdue to the attention around this particular case.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe typically do not make public facing statements about specific customers or contracts,\u201d the company tweeted. \u201cHowever, due to the attention around this particular case we can confirm that Hootsuite has decided not to do business with the U.S. Immigrations and Customs Enforcement.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-twitter wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">We typically do not make public facing statements about specific customers or  contracts. However, due to the attention around this particular case we can confirm that Hootsuite has decided not to do business with the U.S. Immigrations and Customs Enforcement.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Hootsuite (@hootsuite) <a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hootsuite\/status\/1309154928863121411?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 24, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Hootsuite\u2019s CEO, Tom Keiser, later confirmed in <a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"undefined (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hootsuite\/status\/1309181535208247296\">a statement<\/a> on Thursday that the company was \u201cdetermining whether\u201d to sign a contract with ICE and ultimately \u201cmade the decision to proceed with signing a contract with ICE.\u201d <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-twitter wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">A message from our CEO, Tom Keiser <a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/T1aU0o5HhS\">pic.twitter.com\/T1aU0o5HhS<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Hootsuite (@hootsuite) <a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hootsuite\/status\/1309181535208247296?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 24, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Keiser added that over the last 24 hours they decided to \u201cnot to proceed\u201d with the ICE deal. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2014and the rest of the management team\u2014share the concerns our people have expressed,\u201d Keiser said. \u201cAs a result, we have decided to not proceed with the deal with ICE.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>It still remains unclear whether ICE was provided with any work by Hootsuite given that a copy of the <a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usaspending.gov\/award\/CONT_AWD_70CTD020FR0000270_7012_HSHQDC13D00017_7001\">$508,832 contract<\/a> stated that their partnership had started on September 18. 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