Google has removed names of more than 50 DEI groups, as reported by CNBC, according to a new Watchdog report.
A selection list of groups and organizations supported by Google’s US Government Issues and Public Policy Team for 2024 no longer lists the names of 58 DEI groups, including the Latino Leadership Alliance and the Illinois ACLU.
When we reached the comment, a Google spokesman said: “This report mischaracters the contributions of public policy. We contribute to hundreds of groups across the political spectrum defending pro-promoting policies, which change year by year based on where their contributions have the most impact.”
The discovery of change comes after the Trump administration said it would target businesses that openly show support for the DEI. However, CNBC points out that it is unclear whether Google secretly supports these groups.
Over the past year, Google said it has no diversity recruitment goals after referring to “undervalued” groups from the grant website and removing the language and removing the “diversity” and “equity” mentions from its responsible AI webpage. We also removed the DEI mention from this year’s 10-K filing.
The group removed from Google’s fundraising list had mission statements using words like “racial” and “women.” The Trump administration has directed it to fight back on federal agencies to use it, the report says.
This work has been updated to add responses from Google spokesmen.
