Silicon Valley is the hub of some of the world’s most famous technology companies. It is located in San Francisco, California, in the United States.
It can be said that this is the dream destination for people who have studied IT around the world. It is in this dream destination that sexual allegations have now surfaced.
What is the news?
According to information released by the American news organization New York Post, sexual allegations have been raised against more than a hundred people in Silicon Valley.
A secret spreadsheet containing their names has been released.
It is said to include the names of leading investors, businesspeople, and individuals associated with major companies in the technology and AI sectors.
How did it come out?
Women working in Silicon Valley use a secret system called the ‘Whisper Network’ to warn one another about sexual misconduct.
This spreadsheet was released within that very network.
The spreadsheet includes allegations such as drugging women, sexual harassment, and sexual assault.
It is still being shared only within Silicon Valley. It has not yet been publicly released anywhere else.
Why hasn’t it come to light?
According to the New York Post, all the names listed in that spreadsheet are those of prominent investors and businesspeople.
Fear of what might happen to their lives if they file a complaint with the police or accuse these powerful people publicly is what keeps these allegations secret.
How do these incidents happen?
Most of the sexual incidents taking place in Silicon Valley reportedly happen at places called “hacker houses.” These are places where companies, investors, and tech workers meet.
Those who are newly arrived in America, those who have just started working in Silicon Valley, those who are lonely, and those who are vulnerable are the ones targeted here for sexual crimes. Because of these crimes, not only women... but transgender people are also affected.
According to the incidents described in an article in the New York Post, some people were drugged and sexually assaulted. As a result, they did not even know what had happened to them or who had done it.
Another person says that she filed a complaint with the police in 2021 about the sexual assault she suffered. However, the accused person’s whereabouts are still unknown... so he has not been arrested.
But she says that the person is still in contact with his friends. Throughout the article, many such incidents unfold.
These sexual incidents are still hidden behind fear of influence and power.