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2024-07-10 05:35:14 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 93275629574AC5E3604BB42E8CBDF492F85ACE2732F2167D5E5A5F07D48BEF1F
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While Waterstones stated that the dismissal of the employee was due to contravening company policies, it is important to note that the social media activity in question involved the employee publicly discontinuing support for an author criticized for transphobic views. https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/waterstones-backlash-bookseller-tilly-loves-books-lgbtq-b2576495.html
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