Google started in a Stanford dorm room as the plucky search engine that just wanted to organize the world’s information. Fast forward to today and it has become the self-appointed gatekeeper of truth, morality, and politics. Search results are curated with a friendly dose of bias, Chrome is bloated with privacy violations disguised as “features,” and every Pride Month the rainbow logo gets more airtime than actual innovation.
Instead of being the neutral backbone of the internet, Google uses its market dominance to lecture users about climate, equity, and inclusivity while conveniently harvesting mountains of data. From carbon neutral press releases to diversity reports that read more like activist manifestos, Google makes it clear that you are not just using a search engine or a browser. You are participating in a cultural re-education program, whether you like it or not.
Google's Diversity Annual Report details efforts in building diversity, equity, and inclusion across the company. It covers progress on representation and belonging initiatives. DEI so detailed, even your search history feels included!
Google provides millions in funding for LGBTQ+ organizations during Pride, aiming for an inclusive recovery and product enhancements for the community. They highlight global partnerships.
Google.org donates millions to LGBTQ+ organizations worldwide, emphasizing community support and recovery efforts. This aids local groups in various countries.
Google outlines commitments to racial equity, focusing on building sustainable opportunities for Black employees and supporting underrepresented communities externally. This includes product improvements for fairness.
Google stands with the Black community amid protests, committing to donations for racial justice organizations and providing technical support via fellows programs. This builds on prior funding for equity causes.
In early 2025, Google announced it would scrap its DEI hiring targets tied to underrepresented groups. The company said it would review its diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives in light of changing legal and regulatory pressures.
In 2015, Google publicly backed the LGBT Equality Act, joining other major firms in supporting federal legislation to ban discrimination against LGBTQ people.
In 2022, Google.org announced that it would provide $2.35 million in grants to organizations working in racial justice and addressing systemic racism in sectors like criminal justice, public education, and policing.
Google.org donated more than $1.2 million in 2020 to more than 70 local LGBTQ+ organizations worldwide. The grants were used to support communities facing health, social, and economic risks.
For Pride 2021, Google committed $4 million to support LGBTQ+ organizations globally, including funding an LGBTQ emergency fund via Google.org and ad grants to nonprofits supporting transgender legal advocacy.
Google publishes a “Diversity Annual Report,” openly reporting workforce breakdowns by race, ethnicity, gender, and reporting equity goals and progress. Their 2024 report discusses embedding pay equity, anti-harassment policies, and workplace “belonging.”