Idk what the employees of bluesky believe, but I'm fairly familiar with the bay area tech scene and I think that there is a decent chance that the employees would like to take a stand by not providing services to ICE.

That being said, idk if simply allowing them to have an account is providing services. I think it's probably better to have govt agencies have verified accounts so people know when things are official statements, even if you disagree with the agency.

[–] General_Effort@lemmy.world 1 points 2 hours ago

I think that tech companies taking a stand on what their employees and/or users believe in is a reasonable thing.

How would that actually work? Like, you'd have pro-Trump and anti-Trump companies that only employ pro- and anti-Trump employees and only serve pro- and anti-Trump customers? What happens when someone who is basically pro-Trump thinks that ICE goes too far?

[–] pglpm@lemmy.ca -4 points 21 hours ago (2 children)

taking a stand on what their employees and/or users believe in is a reasonable thing.

The majority of USA citizens voted for Trump. Why should Bluesky take a stand on what a minority believe in?

[–] PeriodicallyPedantic@lemmy.ca 4 points 20 hours ago

Even if that was true, which it isn't, a company should reflect the beliefs of its employees and community.

[–] deltaspawn0040@lemmy.zip 5 points 21 hours ago

Actually, less than a quarter of citizens voted for him. Less than a 3rd or registered voters.

Not even half of a half of citizens said they wanted this.