The only reference I can find to this is a Business Insider story[0], and they are known for salacious and dishonest articles.

It looks like they paused hiring for some number of weeks after the law was passed, probably because someone forgot to update the job listings and run interference on the salaries.

That's what you're upset about?

[0]https://www.businessinsider.com/digitalocean-pauses-hiring-i...