Add: “Don’t discuss politics / contemporary controversial topics here UNLESS they directly affect our products (e.g. legislation regarding platforms, operating systems, cloud storage, Internet, cryptography, yadda yadda)”.
I don’t see how heated debates about “race”, “sex”, “gender”, this or that ideology, climate, pandemics, Trump, Biden, Putin or the tooth fairy help to improve the overall mood here.
ADD: This also means I won’t be able to enjoy those debates with you. But I’ll sacrifice my personal pleasure for the greater good.