Montreal groups denounce removal of Black History Month, Pride, and other cultural events from Google Calendar
We’re halfway through Black History Month but you wouldn’t know it if you looked in the Google Calendar.
It’s no longer mentioned there, even though Groundhog Day and Valentine’s Day are.
Some Montreal community groups are speaking out against Google’s decision to drop certain events from its Calendar service and say it’s part of a disturbing trend in big tech.
“It’s pure discrimination,” said Michael P. Farkas, president of the Black History Month roundtable.
He said the move by Google is damaging to many communities.
“It’s huge because everyone can open their Google Calendar will see it. And there’s still some people that are not knowledgeable or educated to even know there’s a Black History Month,” he said.
