Fastly

California
Cloud & Data Storage

Corprate Bias Ratings

Risk Level:

Rating - Clear
Lower Risk

Fastly has not terminated business relationships due to views or beliefs, though it does provide protections against viewpoint discrimination. Fastly has regularly used its corporate reputation to support LGBTQ-related legislation; however, it has not diverted company funds to ideological groups hostile to freedom of expression. For these reasons, Fastly receives a Lower Risk rating.

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Corporate Weaponization
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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.

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Rationale

Fastly has not publicly terminated business relationships due to views or beliefs (1).

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Charitable giving (including employee matching programs) policies or practices discriminate against charitable organizations based on views or religious beliefs.

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Rationale

Fastly has no written rule barring religious organizations from its Open Source and Nonprofit Program (1).

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Employment policies fail to protect against discrimination based on political affiliation/views and/or religion.

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Rationale

Fastly does not provide protections against viewpoint discrimination (1).

Corporate Governance and Public Policy
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Uses corporate reputation to support ideological causes and/or organizations hostile to freedom of expression.

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Rationale

Fastly signed the Human Rights Campaign’s (HRC) Business Statement on Anti-LGBTQ Legislation (1). Fastly signed an open letter from the HRC opposing the Florida Parental Rights in Education Act, which prohibits teaching gender identity and sexual orientation to kids in K-3rd grade (2). Fastly has endorsed the Black Lives Matter movement (3).

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Uses corporate funds to advance ideological causes, organizations, or policies hostile to freedom of expression.

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Rationale

Fastly has not corporately funded ideological organizations hostile to free expression (1).

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Uses corporate political contributions for ideological, non-business purposes.

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N/A
Rationale

Fastly does not operate a PAC.

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September 20, 2023

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