In early 2021, we reported on a series of race-based issues affecting tech giant Google — including pay discrimination, potentially racist firings and even the creation of a new union designed to help protect employee rights. But even with a year’s worth of efforts within the company, it appears things…
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Google Parent Company in Turmoil With Reports of Pay Discrimination, Racist Firings and Creation of a New Union to Protect Employee Rights
Alphabet Inc., the company behind internet giants such as Google and YouTube, has faced a growing number of diversity-related controversies in the first few weeks of 2021. Despite its incredible ongoing profitability — including a 23% increase in advertising and profits of $46 billion in the final quarter of 2020…
EEOC Unearths Years of Intentional Age Discrimination within IBM
After a long investigation, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has revealed that IBM leaders had directed managers to replace older workers with younger ones. Between 2013 and 2018, nearly 86% of those considered for layoffs within the organization were older employees over the age of 40. The investigation showed…
Google Workers Active in Labor Organization Fired, Company Cites Security Concerns
In the latest battle between big tech and employees, Google has fired four people who were active in labor organizing against the company. Laurence Berland and Rebecca Rivers are two of the former employees who were vocal about their opposition toward Google’s work with federal border agencies. In recent months,…
Three Democratic Committees Condemn Google’s Policy Allowing False Advertisements
Last week, three Democratic committees condemned Google’s new policy that allows false advertisements on its platforms. On Wednesday, Google announced its new policy that limits the ways ads can be targeted. They can’t be offered by political affiliation, but they can be targeted by age, gender and postal code. The…
A Mother’s Warning: White Teen and Tween Boys Easily Propagandized by White Supremacists Online
California writer and mother Joanna Schroeder had a message to other moms of white teen boys in a tweet that went viral: White supremacists online are paying attention to young men’s social media use, even if you are not. Do you have white teenage sons? Listen up. I’ve been watching…
Google May Have Targeted Black Homeless People in Facial Recognition Research, New York Daily News Report Says
A New York Daily News report published Oct. 2 included accounts of Google hiring contractors, who in Atlanta, sought out Black homeless people to collect data for their new facial recognition software. Now, city officials are demanding answers. The New York Daily News report said Randstad (No. 30 on DiversityInc’s…
Study Finds Investors Predict Tech and Finance Companies With More Gender Diversity Will See Stock Prices Rise
A study by Stanford University, Northwestern University, Dartmouth College and the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology found investors are more likely to bet that a company will see its stock prices rise if it reported “higher-than-average” gender diversity among its staff. The study’s authors, David P. Daniels, Jennifer E. Dannals,Thomas…
Video: Racist Tow Truck Driver Caught Dropping N-Word in Boston To Customer
Earlier this month, a Boston tow truck driver named “Jeff” hurled racist insults at a Black customer as he serviced a man and his wife. The woman, NeNe Judge’Mayo, recorded the incident and shared it on her Facebook page as well as on Youtube, according to Bossip. The verbal altercation…
YouTube Suspends ‘Comedian’ Steven Crowder After Backlash Over Racist, Homophobic Show
It all started with conservative, racist, homophobic comedian Steven Crowder. Vox reporter Carlos Maza, who writes the program Strikethrough, finally couldn’t take it anymore. He put together a video montage drawn from Crowder’s YouTube program with frequent remarks that ridicule Maza’s sexual orientation and race and it went viral on…