Just discovered this sub and I applaud you for saying what so many won't. I recently realized another great way to out abusive employers and fraud within government: Google reviews. Specifically, licensing boards that allow nurses to abuse patients, police departments that refuse to take reports of stalking, and academic departments lead by creeps. I follow the code of ethics for my profession, which calls for me to be a whistleblower and to challenge discrimination, prejudice, etc. When I do, especially in a state-run university, a Medicaid funded hospital, etc. it is always met with an abuse of my labor rights and often my civil. It's next to impossible to get professors, providers, or scientists to help me. When you're a whistleblower in those sectors, your career is done. Most of them have kids, so I can't fault them. I don't and I am in a position where I can survive without working.
So, the next time you see a university, a state bureaucrat, even a police officer displaying hatred towards a protected class of people, don't forget you can leave a Google review and you can toggle between Google accounts if you need to go anonymous. I even posted photos of the supervisor who decided to stalk me online right on my review of his employer.
I have a background in compliance, so I'm down to help members who need to report corruption and don't know how. I personally think it's worthwhile even if you know your review won't change anything because you're creating a record of doing your due diligence and that can be used by the press and courts later to show the organization's negligence.
Some apps are helping to speed up reporting for whistleblowers, like the ATF app and crime stoppers. You can also report abuse of labor practices to your own state agency (e.g. Department of Labor or Department of Commerce). You can also file complaints with the feds Dept of Labor and EEC, OSHA, etc. If your industry is also in the public sector, think about report to HHS, FDA, DoE, etc.
I just put my LinkedIn on Hibernate because the block is hot. They aren't really moderating. I got a software engineer on there right now impersonating me who works for Microsoft.
Microsoft doesn't like me either cause I figured out they were hiring local, elected politicians as contractors who were trying to use their status to coerce Microsoft management.
Oh, and executives at EBay were convicted of cyber stalking reporters and bloggers reporting in their shady practices.
My point is this: cyberstalking is probably used more widely than we assume by bad employers to silence disgruntled staff and whistleblowers so be safe. Companies know their staff do so and I won't be surprised if they admit to this one day.