This:
We will not tolerate Very Serious Charge X. This post did not do X, but other people did and this post says something critical of us so we removed it.
construct is quite something.
We will not tolerate Very Serious Charge X. This post did not do X, but other people did and this post says something critical of us so we removed it.
construct is quite something.
Company makes anti-consumer move.
Consumers react with backlash, including some that go off the rails.
Company issues statement: "Our staff have received harassment over this issue. We condemn harassment in any form. We will no longer discuss this issue"
Bonus points if the visible staff members among the incident are of a minority, then they get to paint all their critics as racist/sexist/whatever, rather than consumers unhappy with being nickle and dimed/recieving a product different than promised/etc
Censoring a respectful employee resignation, regardless of whatever "spin" you try to justify it with, is not a good look for your company.
You're guideline here is basically it makes gitlab look bad and you want to hide it to avoid further negative feedback. The thread is already locked so no further trolling can be posted in that thread.