This is such an American idea, I don't think it happens anywhere else: if you have something like shares, or a pension, and you get fired, how can you stop being entitled to those things?
When the Parler debacle started I was curious about the founder so I went on YouTube and found a podcast / interview he did with a Chinese girl he knew from college about the COVID-19 about-to-be pandemic.<p>The video was titled:<p>China vs. United States COVID-19 with Ping Ping and John Matze<p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yFwL2K8UitA" rel="nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yFwL2K8UitA</a><p>And to be honest I was expecting Steve Bannon's War Room like ranting and conspiracy theories coupled with some off the charts nationalism.<p>However it was nothing like it. He came across as well-reasoned and genuinely curious on what was happening.<p>Parler is being taken over by monied alt-right people and the founder is being dragged through the dirt and then spit out. Probably a fascinating story there.
Clawbacks of vested shares are rare, but happen when the firing is "with cause" or due to criminal activity/conviction etc. Not sure what the situation is here, but it might be headed to court.
At one point it seemed like the birth of conservative social media companies could provide an amazing catalyst to the growing tech industry in conservative states and enable more talented people to participate. Unfortunately it seems like the conservative management mentality of treating tech as a replaceable cog in a machine and as a cost center will be a barrier for the time being.