The person whose tweets publicly revealed the Vancouver-based social-media-management company had entered into a contract with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, part of the employee backlash that led the company to decide against continuing with the contract, said she was “no longer employed by Hootsuite” as of Monday. (The Logic)
Talking point: The person, whom The Logic is not naming, tweeted Tuesday that she was “not sure what I can and can’t say about my departure, but I assume it’s fair to say (and also probably obvious) that it was not my decision to leave.” She declined The Logic’s request for further comment. In a statement to The Logic, Hootsuite said, “To protect privacy, we do not discuss details related to any employee status.” The company also said it “supports differences of thought and opinion within the company and firmly believes in engaging dialogue.” Hootsuite CEO Tom Keiser said in a statement September 24 that the company decided not to proceed with the three-year ICE contract after some of its employees objected. The next day, ICE told The Globe and Mail that it had not been notified of the cancellation. ICE did not respond to a request for comment by time of publication.