Shopify Employees Say Noose Emoji Found in Slack; CEO Silenced Debate
Reuters/Lucas Jackson Former Shopify employees say a noose emoji was discovered in their Slack system last summer. The emoji, plus a video that some felt was in poor taste, caused heated debate among workers. As the debate intensified, CEO Tobi Lütke changed a diversity-focused channel to be read-only. Shopify, the Ottawa-based e-commerce platform known for the tools it offers to entrepreneurs and small-business owners, has dealt with some internal strife over its handling of racial and social-justice issues over the past year, former employees say. Six former...
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