Other tech companies leaders have joined protests, donated the ACLU, and are offering legal assistance to employees. Uber, for example, established a $3 million defense fund to help cover legal, immigration and translation costs for drivers affected by Trump’s ban, while Airbnb offered free housing for refugees and others affected by the Trump administration’s executive order, and not allowed in the U.S. The ban has already prompted action from a number of tech companies, who are fighting back politically, as well as making efforts to help those affected, both internally within their organizations, and externally. We will make sure we will support our Muslim staff members as a company and personally as well. Rakuten Group Viber will announce tomorrow free international calls from the U.S. “But it is wrong as a human being to uniformly discriminate based on religion and nationality. when I was seven and I really respect big American big heart,” Mikitani tweeted. “I am very sad to see what is happening now in the U.S. I came to US when I was seven and I really respect big American big heart. I am very sad to see what is happening now in the US.
Over a series of tweets on Twitter, he came out against the ban, saying how wrong it is to discriminate based on religion and nationality. Hiroshi Mikitani, the CEO of Rakuten, which acquired Viber several years ago, feels very strongly about Trump’s executive order. In light of recent events in the United States, we are now offering free calls to any landline or mobile number between the United States and Syria, Iraq, Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan and Yemen so that those affected will now have one less barrier to cross when trying to reach their loved ones. No matter who they are or where they’re from,” a statement reads: On the site, the company offers a brief statement on the matter, which doesn’t go so far as to condemn the travel ban directly, but instead offers support to those affected.
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