Google has announced that significant cultural events such as Black History Month and Pride Month will no longer be featured by default on their calendar application. This change, confirmed by spokesperson Madison Cushman Veld, is part of a broader shift to rely on external public holiday references instead of manually curated cultural moments. The move mirrors a decline in diversity initiatives at major tech firms, coinciding with adjustments to DEI programs at companies like Meta and Amazon, raising questions about the future of inclusion efforts in the tech industry.
Google has decided to remove various cultural observances such as Black History Month and Pride Month from their default calendar settings, citing scalability issues.
Spokesperson Madison Cushman Veld explained that the Calendar team had previously added cultural moments manually, but the process proved unsustainable.
This update aligns with a broader trend of Big Tech companies, including Google and Meta, reassessing their diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts.
The timing of these removals comes amid heightened scrutiny on DEI initiatives, reflecting a larger rollback in these programs across several major corporations.
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