For many years, Google has leveraged its extensive online platform to celebrate cultural milestones, often highlighting events like Black History Month and Women’s History Month in its calendar feature.

Recently, a number of users observed that the application had stopped recognizing these observances, among others, leading to a swift backlash online from those who interpreted this as Google’s shift away from liberal perspectives.

In response, Google clarified that the removal of these calendar entries occurred in the middle of the previous year for non-partisan reasons. A spokesperson mentioned that manually updating hundreds of cultural events annually across various nations “was neither scalable nor sustainable.”

The ensuing controversy coincided with a broader reaction among major tech companies to address conservative criticisms alleging a bias in their services and policies. Just last week, Google retracted its diversity goals for its workforce, citing compliance with President Trump’s executive orders that oppose diversity, equity, and inclusion strategies for federal contractors.

This calendar debate follows decisions made by both Google and Apple to rename the Gulf of Mexico to Gulf of America in their mapping services after an official order from Mr. Trump.

On Wednesday, Google executives also announced the discontinuation of their diversity training programs and outlined plans to revise other training initiatives containing diversity, equity, and inclusion content, as reported by The Guardian.