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Well, they’re not employees, so... /s

At least the app isn't prompting them to submit a photograph of their filled in ballot.

Yet.

That would be illegal in most jurisdictions.

Illegality of action didn’t faze Uber before.

Not at all. Coercing employees to vote a certain way, or penalizing them for failing to do so, would be clearly unethical. But I don’t see how a company telling their employees to vote yes on 22 is any different from an activist group telling people to vote no.

>But I don’t see how a company telling their employees to vote yes on 22 is any different from an activist group telling people to vote no.

Well the company pays you every month and the activist group doesn't so I guess that's a big difference.

But is the company threatening to fire you if you don't vote yes on 22? Are they asking you to prove that you voted yes?

I think it's totally inappropriate for sure, but is it that different?

Uber probably saw the backlash to Coinbase trying to remain politically neutral, and decided they had to do this to avoid being seen as unethical. Since there's no such thing as politically neutral.