Black History Month removed from Google Calendar, along with other cultural events

Google has caused a stir as several notable events are removed from its calendar.

Last week, some eagle-eyed users noticed that some occasions were now absent from the Google Calendar, including Black History Month and Women’s History Month.

People across social media say they have spotted others being removed too like Pride Month, Holocaust Remembrance Day, Jewish Heritage, and Hispanic Heritage. This has led to some people tagging the technology giant and asking why they have disappeared.

In a statement online, Google said it removed the calendar observances as it “just wasn’t feasible to put hundreds of moments in everyone’s calendars…”

Hey @Google, why did you remove Holocaust Remembrance Day and Black History Month from @googlecalendar? Asking for tens of millions of friends.

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