In the volatile aftermath of Trump’s initial travel ban, Google employees reportedly discussed, in internal emails, how search results might be modified to counter anti-immigrant sentiment. Google says that none of the discussed modifications was ever implemented, and executives made clear that applying political bias was unacceptable.

Those discussions, however, are a stark reminder that the government must not be alone in upholding democratic values. It also requires companies to push back against employees’ undemocratic impulses.