Jack Dorsey, the brains behind Twitter, has come under fire for giving business to Chick-Fil-A, a company's whose owner, Dan Cathy, has expressed some staunch anti-LGBT views in the past. Taking to his widely-popular social media platform, Dorsey shared an image of the purchases, and subsequent savings, he was able to access through a mobile app promotion.
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As a result, Dorsey was dragged online for his support of a corporation whose CEO has openly denounced gay marriage in favour of more traditional and conservative values. Soledad O'Brien, a former news anchor with CNN, notes the irony in supporting Chick-Fil-A, tweeting how "this is an interesting company to boost during Pride month."
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Dorsey directly responded to O'Brien's tweet, noting how he had "completely forgot about their background."
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However, many have begun to criticize Dorsey and O'Brien for publicly shaming a company that has never had any reported claims of mistreatment towards LGBT staff or customers, and continually make charitable donations to the community.
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