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In 2023, AMD launched Advancing Women in Tech, a comprehensive learning experience designed to empower, retain and support AMD women in technical careers. The program was completed by over 230 women in its inaugural year and expanded with additional cohorts in 2024. This initiative is part of AMD's broader DEI commitment, with a goal for 70% of employees to participate in employee resource groups and inclusion initiatives by 2025. In 2024, 61% of AMD employees contributed to activities under this goal.

The FSF has sustained advocacy campaigns against proprietary surveillance technology and for user privacy. Key efforts include maintaining comprehensive documentation of proprietary surveillance practices by companies like Microsoft and Apple, publishing the Email Self-Defense Guide for encryption, campaigning against centralized web services that enable mass surveillance like PRISM, and advocating for decentralized free software alternatives. The FSF frames software freedom as essential to privacy, arguing that proprietary software inherently enables surveillance since users cannot inspect what the software does with their data.

In 2023, Qualcomm achieved its 2025 GHG emissions goal two years ahead of schedule, reducing Scope 1 and Scope 2 GHG emissions by over 35% compared to a 2014 baseline. The company reached a 100% renewable electricity milestone covering all global offices and R&D centers. Qualcomm has committed to net-zero greenhouse gas emissions across its value chain by 2040, with interim goals to reduce Scope 1 and 2 emissions by 50% and Scope 3 by 25% by 2030 from 2020 baseline. The company is a member of the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) and achieved Climate Registered Platinum status.

In 2023, Mullvad completed migration of all its VPN servers to diskless, RAM-only operation. This means all server data is lost when power is cut, making it physically impossible to recover any user data even if servers are seized. This represented a significant investment in privacy infrastructure beyond what was legally required.

Before its 2025 DEI rollback, Google had built substantial diversity programs. It achieved its racial equity commitment goal of increasing leadership representation of Black, Latino, and Native American employees by 30% — three years ahead of its 2025 target. Women's leadership rose from 30.6% to 34.1% by 2023. Women Techmakers, launched in 2012, provided visibility, community, and resources for women in technology worldwide. Google supported 16+ employee resource groups and offered 24 weeks paid maternity leave and 18 weeks paternity leave. The company also offered gender reassignment surgery coverage and cryopreservation for transitioning employees.

Before its 2024 DEI rollback, Amazon had built substantial diversity infrastructure. Its 13 employee affinity groups had 130,000+ members in 2,000+ chapters across 58 countries. Glamazon, the LGBTQIA+ group formalized in 2005, grew to 20,000+ members across 80 global chapters. Amazon doubled representation of Black directors and VPs in 2020, provided transgender healthcare including hormone therapy and gender transition coverage, and committed $53M to female climate tech entrepreneurs. CEO Jeff Bezos received the Human Rights Campaign National Equality Award in 2017.

Reuters investigation documented 600+ previously unreported workplace injuries at SpaceX since 2014, including crushed limbs, amputations, head injuries, and one death. Brownsville facility recorded 5.9 injuries per 100 workers vs 0.8 industry average in 2023. Current and former employees described a 'chaotic workplace' where speed was prioritized over safety. OSHA issued $115,850 fine after crane collapse injured worker in Nov 2024.

Oracle Academy works with educators globally to prepare students for technology careers, offering academic institutions and educators free teaching and learning resources including curricula, cloud technology, software, and professional development opportunities. The program advances technology education, skills development, innovation, and inclusion across diverse communities.

Corsair rates 2.8 out of 5 stars on Glassdoor based on 214 reviews, with only 35% of employees recommending the company. Assembly workers report subpar pay, poor training, mandatory overtime, and an extremely strict tardiness policy that docks 2 hours of unpaid time off for arriving just 1-2 minutes late. Reviews describe being overworked and underpaid with minimal raises.

Cisco has been a founding member of the Responsible Business Alliance (RBA) and participates in the Responsible Minerals Initiative, Responsible Labor Initiative, and Clean Electronics Production Network. The company conducts conflict minerals due diligence with 70% of reported smelters conformant to third-party standards in 2023. Cisco publicly called on global leaders to strengthen laws against forced labor and maintains a 24/7 multi-language ethics reporting hotline for supply chain workers.

Under Cook's leadership, Apple continued to rely on Foxconn as its primary manufacturer despite repeated China Labor Watch investigations documenting forced overtime (60-75 hours/week vs. China's legal maximum), wage withholding, recruitment discrimination against Uyghur, Tibetan, Yi and Hui ethnic minorities, and sexual harassment. A 2023 CLW report alleged Apple representatives were aware of these practices during iPhone production.

In January 2023, the FTC finalized an order against Chegg following four data breaches between 2017-2020. The order required Chegg to implement a comprehensive security program within 90 days, offer MFA to all users within 6 months, and allow users to access and delete their data - a novel FTC requirement. The FTC found Chegg's 'careless' security practices exposed personal data of tens of millions of customers and employees.

In a TED talk titled 'How to Make Learning as Addictive as Social Media,' CEO Luis von Ahn stated: 'What we've done is we've used the same psychological techniques that apps like Instagram, TikTok, or mobile games use to keep people engaged.' Documented dark patterns include streak systems exploiting loss aversion, guilt-based notifications ('Your streak is in danger!'), hearts systems requiring payment after mistakes, and a Brazil campaign using drones to project notifications on buildings near lapsed users' homes.

Between 2012 and 2022, Larry Page and Lucinda Southworth sent 99.9% of the dollars they granted from the Carl Victor Page Memorial Foundation to donor-advised funds. Over $1.2 billion was given to DAFs, making it impossible to track whether the money ever reached working charities. This was characterized as 'philanthropic sleight of hand' by critics.

Mitchell Baker's total compensation as Mozilla CEO grew from approximately $2.5M in 2018 to $6.9M in 2022, while Firefox's market share declined from ~32% to under 3% and Mozilla laid off over 380 employees across multiple rounds (2020: 250, 2024: 60+). The disparity between executive pay and organizational performance drew significant criticism.

In December 2022, ByteDance confirmed employees used TikTok to track the location of journalists reporting critically on the company through their IP addresses. ByteDance CEO Liang Rubo said the misconduct 'significantly undermined' public trust. The company fired four employees including chief internal auditor Chris Lepitak, while executive Song Ye resigned. The DOJ opened a criminal investigation led by the FBI and U.S. Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of Virginia.

At TSMC's annual technology symposium in December 2022, C.C. Wei warned that export controls 'destroy productivity and efficiency gained under globalization' and stated 'the scariest thing is that mutual trust and cooperation among countries is beginning to weaken.' He declared 'Globalization is almost dead.'

Corsair publishes annual conflict minerals due diligence reports to the SEC covering Tantalum, Tin, Tungsten, and Gold sourcing. The company conducts periodic audits of direct suppliers using the CMRT framework. As of December 2022, 86.15% of suppliers responded to human trafficking and slavery reporting requests. Corsair published a comprehensive Code of Conduct and Ethics and maintains public supply chain disclosure documentation.

In December 2022, Musk dissolved Twitter's Trust and Safety Council, the advisory body responsible for policies on hate speech, child exploitation, and self-harm. This came amid a documented surge in hate speech following Musk's acquisition: the N-word saw a nearly 500% increase in usage in the 12 hours after the ownership transfer, antisemitic tweets mentioning 'Jew' rose fivefold, and anti-Black slurs appeared at nearly 3x the pre-acquisition rate. Homophobic and transphobic slurs rose 52% and 62% respectively, per CCDH research.

After announcing plans to scan iCloud photos for child sexual abuse material, Apple reversed course following criticism from privacy advocates and security experts who warned the system could be abused by governments. Child safety groups accused Apple of prioritizing privacy over child protection.

In December 2022, Apple launched Advanced Data Protection for iCloud in the US, expanding end-to-end encryption from 14 to 23 data categories including iCloud Backup, Photos, Notes, Drive, and Messages Backups. The feature rolled out globally in January 2023. This encryption prevents Apple from accessing most iCloud data even in response to law enforcement requests or in the event of a hack, representing a significant expansion of user privacy protections beyond the default iCloud encryption that allowed Apple to hold decryption keys.

Stewart Butterfield left Salesforce/Slack in January 2023, admitting he 'wasn't very successful' at integrating the two cultures after the $27B acquisition closed in mid-2021. At January 5, 2023 all-hands meeting, employees expressed anxiety: 'There's a strong culture clash between Salesforce and Slack. How did we get here culturally?' Employees questioned whether Slack was a strategic priority within Salesforce. His departure came one week after Salesforce co-CEO Bret Taylor's resignation, alongside Slack's product chief and marketing VP. Salesforce then announced 10% layoffs shortly after.

Starting December 2, 2022, X under Musk released a series of internal documents known as the 'Twitter Files' through selected journalists. The releases detailed how Twitter had received and sometimes complied with content moderation requests from U.S. government agencies. While Musk framed these as exposing government censorship, Twitter's own attorneys stated in a June 2023 court filing that the files did not show government coercion, and media analysts noted the documents largely showed typical content moderation challenges. Former employees noted Republican officials also made frequent takedown requests.

Intel Capital pledged in 2015 to invest $125 million over 5 years in startups led by underrepresented minorities, including women, Black, Latino, U.S. military veterans, LGBTQ+, and permanently physically disabled founders. By December 2022, Intel Capital had invested over $830 million in companies with diverse leadership teams, far exceeding the original pledge. Intel also achieved $1 billion in annual spending with diverse suppliers and reached 5 million women through technology empowerment programs.

Netflix achieved carbon neutrality across its operations in late 2022 through direct emissions reduction, renewable energy procurement, and high-integrity carbon credits. The company set targets to reduce emissions by roughly 50% by 2030 and match remaining emissions from 2022 onwards. By 2024, Netflix reported reducing Scope 1 and 2 emissions by 46% compared to its 2019 baseline. Netflix is a founding signatory of the Entertainment and Environment Leadership Alliance (EELA, 2023), a member of RE100 committing to 100% renewable electricity, and a participant in the UNFCCC Race to Zero campaign. The company also installed geothermal heating, on-site solar, and EV charging at its Albuquerque studio campus.

DuckDuckGo has donated over $3.65 million to organizations focused on privacy and digital rights including the Electronic Frontier Foundation, Freedom of the Press Foundation, Tor Project, and others. The company has been making annual donations since 2011 as part of its commitment to the privacy ecosystem.

The Wikimedia Foundation faced years of criticism from its own editor community over misleading fundraising banners that implied Wikipedia's existence was under financial threat. In 2022, editors held a formal poll rejecting proposed banner language, with community standards adopted stating banners must not imply Wikipedia's survival depends on donations. Despite amassing over $400 million in cash reserves by 2022 and annual revenue exceeding $200 million, the Foundation continued using emotionally charged donation appeals. Critics described banners as 'very misleading' and accused the Foundation of preying on donors' goodwill. By 2025, community members still complained about 'overly large banners that disrupt the reader experience.'

Approximately 1,500 animals—including over 280 sheep, pigs and monkeys—died as a result of Neuralink tests since 2018. At UC Davis, 15 of 23 monkeys with brain implants were euthanized. Animals suffered brain hemorrhages, paralysis, bloody infections, and self-mutilation. Over 20 employees alleged tests were rushed due to Musk's pressure to accelerate development, causing botched experiments. Musk told staff to imagine 'a bomb strapped to their heads' to work faster.

X expanded Community Notes (formerly Birdwatch) to all users globally in late 2022, allowing contributors to add context to potentially misleading posts. The system uses an open-source algorithm to surface notes that earn consensus across users with different viewpoints. By November 2023, the program had approximately 133,000 contributors and notes received tens of millions of views daily. A May 2024 study found COVID-19 vaccine notes were accurate 97% of the time.

Between 2018 and 2022, approximately 1,500 animals including monkeys, pigs, and sheep died during Neuralink's brain implant research. Internal staff reported Elon Musk pressured teams to accelerate timelines, leading to botched surgeries - 25 pigs died from wrong-size implants. Monkeys suffered chronic infections, paralysis, and brain swelling. The USDA opened a probe in December 2022, and the DOT investigated improper handling of hazardous pathogens. The internal animal care committee was chaired by a Neuralink executive with financial stake in the company.