The Silicon Valley giant said it made the change last year because it was difficult to keep up with every occasion, but some users questioned the decision.

Also omitted is Indigenous Peoples Month, Hispanic Heritage Month and Holocaust Remembrance Day, according to social media users and product experts.

The company says that as of 2024, it began listing only public holidays and national observances, not cultural and historical events.

References to cultural events like Black History Month and Pride Month have been removed in an update to Google Calendar’s default settings.

The update gained online attention after people mentioned upcoming events such as Pride and Black History Month were no longer being listed.

Google has removed select holidays from its default Google Calendar, a move that has put users on watch as the company makes worrisome product changes amid a sweeping anti-diversity push.

Google Calendar has removed references to Black History Month, Pride Month, saying the manual additions were not sustainable.

Google Calendar has removed events like Pride Month, Black History Month, and Holocaust Remembrance Day, now showing only public holidays and national observances. Google called the previous system “unsustainable,

Following Trump's lead, organizations including Walmart, Lowe’s and Meta have announced they would scale back their commitments to diversity, equity and inclusion programs.