>I don't wan't some git hosting startup to be the arbiter of morality for society.
Me either! The point is everyone should be the arbiter of morality for society. Abstaining from moral judgements because it's "inefficient" is just alibistic, and leaves society worse as a whole. Tech companies are participating in society just as any other company, there's no reason they should be exempt from ethical considerations.
Technology is not neutral, never was, and pretending it is isn't going to change it - it's just going to pave the way for "inevitable" unethical programs and moral lapses (see: mass surveillance, Amazon->Ring cooperation, ICE cooperation...)
Is it ethical to cut these same people off from food, etc as well when they haven’t violated the laws our society has decided should be followed?
Companies and people “being moral arbiters” of everyone they interact with is just idiots making knee jerk reactions based on other people’s perceptions and opinions.
An employee at a software company knows far to little to meaningfully judge if ICE should be helped. Are you even aware of the duties of the ICE?
Me either! The point is everyone should be the arbiter of morality for society. Abstaining from moral judgements because it's "inefficient" is just alibistic, and leaves society worse as a whole. Tech companies are participating in society just as any other company, there's no reason they should be exempt from ethical considerations.
Technology is not neutral, never was, and pretending it is isn't going to change it - it's just going to pave the way for "inevitable" unethical programs and moral lapses (see: mass surveillance, Amazon->Ring cooperation, ICE cooperation...)