Tag: Anti Discrimination
Facebook under investigation in India; Summoned to appear before IT Panel
Social media giant Facebook is expected to be questioned by an Indian parliamentary committee will question the firm's executives on how the social media...
Workplace discrimination: Pinterest employees stage ‘virtual walkout’
236 Pinterest employees virtually "walked out" to show their solidarity with three former colleagues who said they had experienced gender and racial discrimination at...
Global giants stand up for minorities; Launch new initiative in New...
Leadership from major U.S. companies have come together to form a group which aims at increased recruitment of individuals from minority communities in New...
Google supports Black-owned firms with a dedicated badge
Google is introducing a new tool that allows organizations to mark themselves through the company's Maps and Search listings as Black-owned. The new feature...
Ellen DeGeneres’s show in trouble; accused of racism
The US television pioneer Ellen DeGeneres's own show has been hit with claims that racial and otherwise abusive conduct is widespread behind the scenes...
Entertainment Giant Disney cuts Facebook ads
Reports suggest that one of Facebook's largest ad spenders Disney has drastically reduced their ads on the social media platform.
US-based Wall Street Journal reported...
More trouble for Facebook; Activists urge brands to extend FB ban
Following its meeting with Facebook CEO, Mark Zuckerberg, the organizers of the “Stop Hate for Profit” campaign that urged brands to pause their ads...
L’Oreal follows Unilever; Drops ‘fair’, ‘white’ and ‘light’ from Products
The world’s largest personal care brand, L’Oreal will discontinue the use of words like ‘fair’, ‘white’ and ‘light’ in its skincare products as such...