A group of Senate Democrats led by Cory Booker are calling on Google to carry out a racial equity audit that they say is “long overdue'
“We are concerned about repeated instances where Alphabet missed the mark and did not proactively ensure its products and workplaces were safe for Black people,” they wrote in letters to Google CEO Sundar Pichai and YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki, among others.
Google is the latest Silicon Valley behemoth to face pressure to examine its impact on individuals and communities of color. Facebook
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