Yes, CoinDesk don't allow us to pay with Bitcoin for their new service.

I don't think they must pay with Bitcoin for their employees but they must accept Bitcoin as payment method.
I think they should be boycotted until they accept bitcoin. Paying your employees in bitcoin should at least be an option but not accepting them as payment for ads or whatever is ridiculous. Clearly they don't really care about bitcoin other than the money they can make off it.