Google Deletes Cultural Events from Calendar: A Betrayal of Values?
Google has removed references to Black History Month, Women’s History Month, LGBTQ+ holidays, and other cultural events from its calendars, citing the unsustainable nature of manually maintaining hundreds of global events. This decision follows Google’s rollback of DEI initiatives and name changes reflecting executive orders from President Trump. Users now must manually add these events to their calendars. While Google claims continued celebration of cultural moments through other avenues, the calendar change has drawn considerable user criticism.