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GooglePopular online and mobile calendars do not mention any holidays or events, such as the first day of Black History Month or Women’s History Month.
The company’s calendar previously marked the dates for February and March, but it did not appear in 2025.
Barge Later last week I first reported on the removal from Google Calendar, followed by comments from users.
A Google spokesperson said the change was made mid-year last year.
“Several years ago, the calendar team began manually adding broader cultural moments in many countries around the world,” the spokesperson said in an email. “We received feedback about several other events and countries disappearing. Maintaining hundreds of moments manually and consistently globally was not scalable or sustainable,” spokeswoman. Mann added.
Google has recently made numerous changes that coincided with changes in the US political environment, and the company recently began abolishing its diversity employment targets and changing its approach to employment and promotion after President Donald Trump’s election It has become the latest high-tech giant. One of Trump’s first acts after taking office in January was to sign an executive order. Ending the government’s DEI program and oversee these initiatives to federal officials on vacation.
In late January, the company said it would change the Gulf of Mexico to “American Gulf” on Google Maps after the Trump administration updated its “official government sources.” Google also said that following Trump will begin using the name “Mount McKinley” of Alaska’s mountains, now known as Denali.
On Google Calendar, the company has also deleted other events. Previously, it was November 1st as the first day of the Indigenous Month and the start of LGBTQ+ Pride Month on June 1st.
A company spokesperson said in mid-2024 that the company “returned to show only public holidays and national rituals.” timeanddate.com Globally, while allowing users to manually add other important moments. “The company has 40 employees and is based in Norway, according to the Timeanddate.com website.
Google Calendar User noticed the change and left comment As a user support Web pages, etc. Social Media. Previously received user support sites comment From people who are upset about the company adding such compliance.
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