There isn’t enough to tell based on the information provided. You are just viewing partial data with your biases. Haven’t we had enough of snap decisions based on personal biases?
okay granted. I think it's likely whistleblowing given what we have heard about the treatment of Gebru so far. However what it is definitely not is 'damning', and at this point I'm out of goodwill for Google to be honest. Less of a bias and more a healthier attitude towards big business.
so are people claiming that it is unethical. we just need to wait for more information.
Yes. That is the point. It could even be more nuanced.
Not every leak is a whistleblow. It depends on the content of the files. That verdict still needs to be made (depending on the content of the leaked files).