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Ethereum Foundation sued over 'suicide pact' employee pledge

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The Ethereum Foundation is facing a lawsuit from a former employee, Kayleen Fulton, who alleges discrimination and retaliation after being fired for refusing to sign a controversial "Source Seppuku" pledge. This pledge, part of a 1,000-year mandate document, required employees to vow to take their own lives with a sword if they failed to uphold certain principles or if the license was modified. Despite resistance from many employees, the pledge remained in the final document, with the Foundation later arguing it was merely artwork and not meant to be taken literally, a claim founder Vitalik Buterin also supports. Fulton, who led the protest against the pledge and had disclosed her ovarian cancer diagnosis, is seeking unspecified damages. AI

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  1. Tom's Hardware TIER_1 English(EN) · Mark Tyson ·

    Ethereum Foundation sued after firing employee over mandatory 'Source Seppuku' suicide pact

    A former employee of The Ethereum Foundation is suing the nonprofit after being fired for refusing to sign its 'Source Seppuku License.'

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