In part one of our two-part series, Vinesh Kannan discusses his resignation from Google due to the company's mistreatment of Dr. Timnit Gebru, an ethics artificial intelligence researcher, and April Curley, a diversity recruiter. Vinesh and Ajay compare and contrast their experiences at Google and Facebook, describe how both companies suppress dissent within their ranks, and how civic technologists can learn from their experiences. Evan announces CivTech Talk’s partnership with Impactful. If you’re interested in diving deeper into public interest tech, make sure to visit our friends over at Impactful at weareimpactful.org.