
Akamai Technologies
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Summary:
Akamai Technologies is a content delivery network services provider for media and software delivery and a provider of cloud security solutions. Akamai has advocated for the Equality Act and supported the American Civil Liberties Union and Human Rights Campaign (HRC). Akamai has not canceled clients for their views or beliefs, but the company has pledged to vet vendors for LGBTQ policies. The company does not have viewpoint protection for its employees. Akamai does not fund advocacy groups, and it does not discriminate against faith-based charities. For these reasons, Akamai Technologies receives a "Medium Risk" rating.
Has denied service to customers, suppliers, or vendors due to their political views or religious beliefs OR corporately boycotts, divests, or sanctions regions, people groups, or industries.
Akamai Technologies received a score of 100% on the Corporate Equality Index from the HRC (1). Among other requirements, this means the company has pledged to vet vendors for LGBTQ policies. The company has not publicly terminated other business relationships due to political or religious affiliations.
Charitable giving (including employee matching programs) policies or practices discriminate against charitable organizations based on views or religious beliefs.
Employment policies fail to protect against discrimination based on political affiliation/views and/or religion.
Akamai’s Code of Ethics does not protect employees from political viewpoint discrimination (1).
Uses corporate reputation to support ideological causes and/or organizations hostile to freedom of expression.
Akamai Technologies is a member of the Business Coalition for the Equality Act (1). The company also used its Twitter page in 2020 to publicly support the HRC and gender identity and sexual orientation as protected characteristics under Title VII (2). Akamai’s CEO, Tom Leighton, signed a letter denouncing proposed election integrity legislation (3). Akamai also assisted the Massachusetts Technology Leadership Council in assembling a list of Juneteenth resources, which included books by critical race theorists Ibram X. Kendi, Robin DiAngelo, and Ta-Nehisi Coates and highlighted the ACLU and Southern Poverty Law Center as partner organizations for further resources (4).
Uses corporate funds to advance ideological causes, organizations, or policies hostile to freedom of expression.
Uses corporate political contributions for ideological, non-business purposes.
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March 21, 2023
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