Apple went hard on it, especially culturally, and it led to the type of censorship and control you see on the iPhone. Like apps being required to match Apple’s moderation rules, or the gun emoji being removed, or whatever. You can’t be an Apple employee that isn’t aligned to their way. You’ll be fired.
And then everyone fell in line with the gun emoji. And then everyone threw a fit when X changed it back to a real gun emoji.
Honestly, I’ve just stayed working for inland US companies that are far away from FAANG because I just knew I’d have an honest conversation with the wrong person and get fired. Where I work now I can admit I hold a (very minor) office as a Republican without anyone batting an eye, even with people I know 100% vote Democrat.
I don’t think it’s as bad as you imagine in west coast faang. I’ve worked at a few of them. When we do talk about politics (offline, in small groups), discussions are nuanced and people have their own opinions. If you’re able to speak respectfully, and not attack people who disagree with you or have lifestyles different from what you’d choose, you would do fine.
If you have an habit of announcing controversial and extreme opinions in widely-subscribed comms channels, you would not do so well.
