Microsoft, Amazon, and PayPal Executives All Have Seats on the Boards of Police Foundations

New research shows tech companies’ police involvement goes way beyond their products

Sarah Emerson
OneZero
Published in
5 min readJun 18, 2020

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Seattle police stand guard after dispersing a protest against police brutality and the murder of George Floyd outside a precinct in the Capitol Hill neighborhood of Seattle, Washington, on June 1, 2020. Photo: Jason Redmond/Getty Images

In a recent letter to executives, hundreds of Microsoft employees asked the company, among other demands, to cancel its contracts with the Seattle Police Department and…

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Sarah Emerson
OneZero

Staff writer at OneZero covering social platforms, internet communities, and the spread of misinformation online. Previously: VICE