Tripadvisor

Massachusetts
Commercial and Professional Services, Media and Entertainment

Risk Level:

Rating - Caution
Medium Risk

Summary:

Tripadvisor pulled ads from Laura Ingrahm's show in 2018 due to her criticisms of the political views of a Parkland shooting survivor. Tripadvisor does not have viewpoint protections for its employees. The company has not fired employees for religious or political beliefs. Tripadvisor regularly advocates for ideological policies such as the Equality Act. For these reasons, Tripadvisor receives a "Medium 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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TripAdvisor received a score of 100 from the Human Rights Campaign’s (HRC) Corporate Equality Index, meaning the company vets suppliers according to its LGBTQ policies (1). There are no publicly recorded instances of TripAdvisor having fired an employee due to political or religious affiliations. However, TripAdvisor dropped its advertisements on conservative television host Laura Ingraham’s show amidst controversy in 2018 (2).

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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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Tripadvisor does not discriminate against faith-based charities in its corporate giving (1).

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

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Tripadvisor does not protect employees from 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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TripAdvisor supports the Equality Act (1). TripAdvisor signed various letters from the HRC opposing various “anti-LGBTQ” state legislation (2)(3). TripAdvisor opposed the Florida Parental Rights in Education law, which prohibits teaching gender identity and sexual orientation to children in K-3rd grade (4).

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

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TripAdvisor does not donate to ideological or partisan groups hostile to freedom of expression.

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

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Tripadvisor has donated to the Fair Fight PAC, a Georgia-based PAC focused on progressive election reform. The PAC was founded by Stacey Abrams and argued that some state elections deliberately suppressed young voters and voters of color (1)(2).

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March 24, 2023

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