Google previously highlighted cultural events such as Pride Month and Black History Month as default holidays or national observances on Google Calendar.
At some point, Google removed the diversity-related holidays from the calendar app, with some people now noticing and getting upset about the change.
Other cultural events that no longer appear on the calendar include Indigenous People Month, Holocaust Remembrance Day, Jewish Heritage, and Hispanic Heritage.
Google asserts that the calendar change is not related to the political landscape, but the Google CEO Sundar Pichai was one of several Big Tech leaders who attended Trump’s inauguration, and there have recently been conspicuous efforts in Silicon Valley to roll back on diversity, equity, and inclusion measures (DEI), mirroring the approach of the new Trump's Administration.
Does everyone think this is just a coincidence?
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