Two Hootsuite employees laid off in 2020 after speaking out on ICE contract

The article reports that in 2020 Hootsuite terminated a planned three-year contract with ICE after employee and user outcry, and notes that two Hootsuite employees were laid off after speaking out about the proposed deal. Hootsuite declined to comment on the nature of those layoffs to protect employee privacy. The piece primarily details a separate 2024 DHS contract that could pay Hootsuite up to $2.8 million by 2029 and contextualizes concerns about Hootsuite providing social media monitoring to US immigration enforcement agencies. The layoffs referenced are historical (2020) and limited to two employees who were let go following their public opposition to the ICE contract.

Hootsuite cut 2 jobs as of January 1, 2020.

That is roughly 0.2% of the 1,000 people Hootsuite employs.

LayoffTalk has tracked 2 layoff events at Hootsuite since January 2020, with 2 additional events known from news reporting.