Following Intercept Report, 22 Organizations Urge Tech Firms to Reject Muslim Registry

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Out of nine US technology firms contacted by The Intercept earlier in Nov, only one — Twitter — would rule out participating in the creation of a national Muslim registry, something President-elect Donald Trump has floated as a possibility.

On Dec 12, 22 advocacy groups sent a letter to the other eight companies, urging them to take a stand. The letter is signed jointly by a coalition including major progressive and human rights organizations: CREDO, Muslim Advocates, Color of Change, Courage Campaign, Democracy for America, #AllOfUs, Amnesty International USA, Asian Law Caucus, Bend the Arc Jewish Action, Center for Constitutional Rights, Center for Media Justice, Daily Kos, Demand Progress, Desis Rising Up and Moving, Faithful America, Fight for the Future, Free Press, Mijente, MPower Change, Presente, Sum of Us, Ultraviolet. Below is the version of the letter sent to Google. Copies are also being sent to Microsoft, IBM, Facebook, Booz Allen Hamilton, SRA International, CGI, and Apple.


Following Intercept Report, 22 Organizations Urge Tech Firms to Reject Muslim Registry