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I don't think you're wrong about the "maybe just don't". Also, you're not working there until you've actually started.

Assuming there was an offensive tweet that they hadn't looked at yet, why wouldn't they just come out and say as much? "we have to rescind our offer because we saw this prior tweet that __MORE DETAILS HERE__"

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What possible good, from the point of view of the company, would come out of stating that as the actual reason to the candidate? Companies, like Stripe, are completely ghosting candidates who did long onsite interviews largely due to perceived legal risks in sharing any feedback whatsoever about the actual interview performance.

This isn’t interview performance, it’s a rescinded employment offer.

Maybe I’m old fashioned, but I think that warrants an explanation to the theoretical offense. Or if there are legal ramifications, maybe rescinding the offer based on a tweet shouldn’t haven’t happened in the first place?

Less ammunition for a news item, for one.

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