Roku Inc.

California
Media and Entertainment

Risk Level:

Rating - Clear
Lower Risk

Summary:

Roku has not used its corporate funds to advance ideological causes hostile to freedom of expression. Roku, Inc. has not publicly fired customers, suppliers, or vendors based on political views or religious beliefs. However, Roku does not protect its employees against viewpoint discrimination and hosted the HRC ads in support of LGBTQ policy. For these reasons, Roku Inc. receives a Lower Risk rating.

Criteria
Risk Level
Rationale
Corporate Weaponization
Criteria

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.

Risk Level
Rationale

Roku, Inc. has not publicly fired customers, suppliers, or vendors based on political views or religious beliefs.

Criteria

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

Risk Level
N/A
Rationale

Roku has not published its charitable giving guidelines.

Criteria

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

Risk Level
Rationale

Roku does not provide its employees with viewpoint protection (1).

Corporate Governance and Public Policy
Criteria

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

Risk Level
Rationale

Roku Inc. hosted the Human Rights Campaign Equality Votes PAC ad campaign to advocate for LGBTQ policy (1).

Criteria

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

Risk Level
Rationale

Roku Inc. does not use corporate funds to advance ideological causes, organizations, or policies hostile to freedom of expression.

Criteria

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

Risk Level
N/A
Rationale

Roku does not operate a PAC at this time.

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April 13, 2023

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