In the wake of President Donald Trump’s decisive victory, a wave of companies that once worshipped at the altar of woke ideology began to back away from some of their most extreme “diversity, equity, and inclusion” policies.
Silicon Valley was no exception, as evidenced by major shifts from Big Tech giants like Meta:
Everywhere you look, DEI is being rejected. @Meta has joined in the rejection of DEI hiring.
Companies know that they are about to be sued for their illegal hiring practices when Trump takes office.
Winning. pic.twitter.com/BdZnGWBC1D
— Grummz (@Grummz) January 11, 2025
Now, even one of the most reliably woke tech companies is distancing itself from DEI, per Breitbart:
The Wall Street Journal reports that Google announced on Wednesday that it will no longer set specific hiring targets based on race. This decision comes as part of a broader pullback from DEI efforts across Silicon Valley, with companies like Meta and Amazon also scaling back their diversity initiatives.
Google’s move marks a notable reversal from its 2020 commitment to increase the proportion of leadership roles held by “underrepresented groups” by 30 percent by 2025. The announcement was made in an email to employees, which also revealed