Google has removed references to the start of Black History Month, Women’s History Month, and other cultural observances from its online and mobile calendars. Google has scrapped its diversity hiring goals, joining other tech companies in adjusting hiring and promotion policies after President Donald Trump’s election. Trump’s administration ended federal DEI programs and placed officials overseeing them on leave through an executive order in January. Google switched to displaying only public holidays and national observances in 2024 from timeanddate.com.
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00:02Google has removed references to the start of Black History Month,
00:05Women's History Month, and other cultural observances from its online and mobile calendars.
00:11Google has scraped its diversity hiring goals, joining other tech companies in adjusting hiring
00:15and promotion policies after President Donald Trump's election. Trump's administration ended
00:21federal DEI programs and placed officials overseeing them on leave through an executive
00:27order in January. Google switched to displaying only public holidays and
00:32national observances in 2024 from timeanddate.com.
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