Tech companies deride 'religious freedom' laws

The Hill reports:

The online review company Yelp is urging other businesses to stay away from states that have enacted religious freedom laws.

The San Francisco-based company said it would be “unconscionable” for Yelp to create or expand a large presence in any state that encourages discrimination.

“I hope that in the future the legislatures in the nineteen states that have these laws on the books will reconsider their actions,” the company’s chief executive Jeremy Stoppelman said Thursday. “In the mean time, Yelp will make every effort to expand its corporate presence only in states that do not have these laws allowing for discrimination on the books.”

Indiana is the latest state to enact a religious freedom law that prohibits the government from burdening someone’s religious freedom unless it is narrowly tailored to promote a compelling government interest.

Some technology companies want you think a certain way or else.