Discrimination

Sexual Harassment Lawsuit Against Google Might Proceed as Class Action

A lawsuit brought by a former Google employee who says that the company’s “bro culture” led to daily sexual harassment is being expanded as a class action after Google tried to push the case into sealed, secret arbitration. Loretta Lee, a software engineer, was fired from her role at Google in February 2016 after eight…

Tech News Kate Conger Mar 27

Google Says It Spent $270,000 to Close Wage Gaps

Counter to preliminary findings in an ongoing Department of Labor investigation and claims made in a class action lawsuit brought by former employees, Google says it has no gender- or race-based wage gaps among its workers. Google has run a wage gap analysis every year since 2012 and started publishing the results in 2016. The…

Tech News Kate Conger Mar 15

Microsoft Upheld Less Than 1 Percent of Gender Discrimination Complaints by Female Employees, Court Documents Say

Over a six-year period, Microsoft upheld only one of the 118 gender discrimination complaints it received from female employees, according to court filings, Reuters reported on Tuesday. In total, the company received 238 complaints of discrimination or sexual harassment between 2010 and 2016, the court filings say. Microsoft is being sued by several former employees…

Tech News Kate Conger Mar 13

Facebook Is Also Helping Employers Keep Job Ads Away From Older People

Just like it’s gotten caught red-handed allowing landlords to tailor ads excluding potential tenants on the basis of race or ethnicity or anyone to purchase ads targeting groups like “Jew haters,” Facebook has apparently been helping dozens of companies target employment ads only to those supple, hard-working youths. According to a new report from ProPublica…

Social Media Tom McKay Dec 20

Terminally Ill Black Americans Receive Worse Hospice Care Than Whites

Many studies have shown that black Americans receive poorer health care than whites—and that appears to be true even during end-of-life care, suggests a new study published Tuesday in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. The study found that black people enrolled in home hospice care, which is designed to help terminally ill patients…

Health Ed Cara Dec 20

Caught Again, Facebook Is (Still) Very Sorry for Letting Advertisers Exclude Black and Latino Users

Facebook announced Wednesday that it would temporarily stop letting advertisers exclude users from seeing their ads based on race and ethnic group. The highly controversial (and legally dubious) practice was first uncovered during an investigation by Pro Publica in 2016. Though Facebook said it would end the practice when it came to ads for housing,…

Tech News Sidney Fussell Nov 29

Facebook Still Lets Landlords Discriminate by Race and Disability in Apartment Ads

Last year, an explosive investigation by ProPublica revealed that Facebook was allowing advertisers to discriminate in housing ads by enabling landlords to filter out people who might view a given ad by their race. And today ProPublica released a follow-up to that investigation. Did Facebook fix its discrimination-enabling practices? Apparently not. ProPublica purchased a number…

Social Media Matt Novak Nov 21

Tesla Fires Female Engineer Who Alleged Sexual Harassment and Wage Discrimination

Tesla fired a female engineer this week, just months after she publicly raised concerns about sexual harassment and wage discrimination at the company. AJ Vandermeyden sued Tesla last year and went public with her allegations in a February interview with the Guardian, but continued working at Tesla until her firing this week. In February, Vandermeyden…

Tech News Kate Conger Jun 1

Airbnb Is Finally Trying To Fix Its Racism Problem

Airbnb has long dealt with a problem of racist hosts who discriminate against people for reasons including race, ethnicity, and gender. After facing widespread criticism and class action lawsuits, the burgeoning startup valued at upwards of $25 billion is rolling out new rules in an attempt to combat racism. Airbnb now says it will try…

Tech News William Turton Sep 8

The Boy Scouts Are Voting On Gay Leaders—Here’s How You Can Help

The Boy Scouts of America now allows gay scouts, but still discriminates against gay leaders. That could change as soon as next month, when the BSA plans a vote on the matter. Why should you care? Why should gay adults be allowed to lead? And, how can you help? Why Scouting Matters The Boy Scouts…

Tech News Wes Siler Apr 28

FDA Ends Ban on Blood Donations By Gay Men … But There’s A Catch

Talk about problematic progress. The AP headline crowing “US Moves to End Ban on Blood Donations by Gay Men” comes with a whopper of an asterisk: gay and bisexual men who wish to donate blood may do so only if they’ve refrained from having sex with another man for a full year prior. This is…

io9 Cheryl Eddy Dec 23

Science Shows Fat Shaming Doesn’t Work – In Fact, It Often Backfires

Overweight and obese people are often the targets of discrimination and teasing. But while some might argue that ‘fat shaming’ encourages weight loss, a new study of nearly 3,000 British adults shows it’s simply not true. This isn’t actually very surprising. Previous research has found that people often resort to comfort eating after being shamed…

io9 George Dvorsky Sep 12

The New TV Show About Gay Boy Scouts

Discrimination against gays by the Boy Scouts is a big deal because a) it’s otherwise one of the best organizations for youth and b) helps define what being a “man” means. This new TV show will tackle the issue head on. “Camp Abercorn” describes itself by saying: With the BSA’s recent change in membership policy,…

Tech News Wes Siler Aug 5

The NFL may be secretly banning this player because it thinks he’s gay

It seems that there’s enough circumstantial evidence to suspect that Kerry Rhodes—a good NFL player who was photographed being physically affectionate to another man—has been secretly blacklisted by the National Football League. Drew Magary builds the case at Deadspin. Photo by AP Images https://deadspin.com/is-the-nfl-blacklisting-kerry-rhodes-1300128496

Sploid Jesus Diaz Sep 12

Gays Having Hard Time Renting Housing (But Not So Much For Lesbians)

A new federal study proves that gays are having a hard time renting a place to live—especially male gays. Landlords are less likely to rent to gay men couples, the Housing and Urban Development study reveals. Lesbian couples also face discrimination, but not quite so much.

Sploid Ken Layne Jun 18

Japanese finance minster wants old people to “hurry up and die”

Japan’s new right-wing government hasn’t wasted time in alienating tens of millions of its voters. According to finance minister Taro Aso, elderly people should “hurry up and die” so that pressure can be relieved on the state to pay for their skyrocketing medical bills. Indeed, nearly a quarter of Japan’s population is over 60, so…

io9 George Dvorsky Jan 23

Manhattan Apple Store Accused of Discriminating Against Black Men

When Brian Johnson and Nile Charles visited Manhattan’s Upper West Side Apple Store last December, they were looking for some cutting edge gadgets and gizmos. What they got, they allege in a lawsuit, was some cutting edge racism. Johnson, 34, and Charles, 25, claim a middle-aged white Apple employee booted them out of the store…

Tech News Adrian Chen May 25

Kids Be Gone Ultrasonic Teen Deterrent: Sounds Like Teen Spirit?

You might have heard of the teen-repellent noisemaker a store owner employed in his parking lot in the UK, and now that squealing device that supposedly makes an extremely annoying racket that only teens can hear has found its way to the United States. The device has been named Kids Be Gone, as if paying…

Gadgets Charlie White Jan 30

Discriminav Racially Discriminating GPS System: Far-Fetched?

Discriminav, the fictional product depicted in this sketch from the Fox Network’s Talkshow with Spike Feresten is an over-the-top concept. But wait. Honestly, aren’t there some areas of your town you’d rather not drive through in the middle of the night? Our GPS system proposed a route through the most crime-ridden area of a large…

Gadgets Charlie White Oct 24

Sexual Harassment Lawsuit Against Google Might Proceed as Class Action

Google Says It Spent $270,000 to Close Wage Gaps

Microsoft Upheld Less Than 1 Percent of Gender Discrimination Complaints by Female Employees, Court Documents Say

Facebook Is Also Helping Employers Keep Job Ads Away From Older People

Terminally Ill Black Americans Receive Worse Hospice Care Than Whites

Caught Again, Facebook Is (Still) Very Sorry for Letting Advertisers Exclude Black and Latino Users

Facebook Still Lets Landlords Discriminate by Race and Disability in Apartment Ads

Tesla Fires Female Engineer Who Alleged Sexual Harassment and Wage Discrimination

Airbnb Is Finally Trying To Fix Its Racism Problem

The Boy Scouts Are Voting On Gay Leaders—Here’s How You Can Help

FDA Ends Ban on Blood Donations By Gay Men … But There’s A Catch

Science Shows Fat Shaming Doesn’t Work – In Fact, It Often Backfires

The New TV Show About Gay Boy Scouts

The NFL may be secretly banning this player because it thinks he’s gay

Gays Having Hard Time Renting Housing (But Not So Much For Lesbians)

Japanese finance minster wants old people to “hurry up and die”

Manhattan Apple Store Accused of Discriminating Against Black Men

Kids Be Gone Ultrasonic Teen Deterrent: Sounds Like Teen Spirit?

Discriminav Racially Discriminating GPS System: Far-Fetched?

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In Letter, OpenAI Reportedly Says Elon Musk and Meta Are Coordinating ‘Attacks’ Against It

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Anonymous Sources Detail Sam Altman’s Alleged Untrustworthiness in New Report

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Samsung Pushes Monitor Deals Further, the 34″ ViewFinity Hits a Record Low at Nearly 40% Off

HP Omen Max 45L Review: 4K60 Gaming Has Never Been So Easy

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Discrimination

Sexual Harassment Lawsuit Against Google Might Proceed as Class Action

Google Says It Spent $270,000 to Close Wage Gaps

Microsoft Upheld Less Than 1 Percent of Gender Discrimination Complaints by Female Employees, Court Documents Say

Facebook Is Also Helping Employers Keep Job Ads Away From Older People

Terminally Ill Black Americans Receive Worse Hospice Care Than Whites

Caught Again, Facebook Is (Still) Very Sorry for Letting Advertisers Exclude Black and Latino Users

Facebook Still Lets Landlords Discriminate by Race and Disability in Apartment Ads

Tesla Fires Female Engineer Who Alleged Sexual Harassment and Wage Discrimination

Airbnb Is Finally Trying To Fix Its Racism Problem

The Boy Scouts Are Voting On Gay Leaders—Here’s How You Can Help

FDA Ends Ban on Blood Donations By Gay Men … But There’s A Catch

Science Shows Fat Shaming Doesn’t Work – In Fact, It Often Backfires

​The New TV Show About Gay Boy Scouts

The NFL may be secretly banning this player because it thinks he’s gay

Gays Having Hard Time Renting Housing (But Not So Much For Lesbians)

Japanese finance minster wants old people to “hurry up and die”

Manhattan Apple Store Accused of Discriminating Against Black Men

Kids Be Gone Ultrasonic Teen Deterrent: Sounds Like Teen Spirit?

Discriminav Racially Discriminating GPS System: Far-Fetched?

Dropbox Is a Joke: Get pCloud Family at $1,550 Off With Free Password Manager

Someone Finally Took a Good iPhone Photo of the Moon. Good Luck Copying Their Trick

In Letter, OpenAI Reportedly Says Elon Musk and Meta Are Coordinating ‘Attacks’ Against It

Artemis 2 Day 6: Follow the Mission With Our Live Updates 🔴

Anonymous Sources Detail Sam Altman’s Alleged Untrustworthiness in New Report

Steven Spielberg Still Wants to Make a Horror Film ‘Someday’

Waymo Has Stopped Testing Its Robotaxis in New York City and No One Knows What Happens Next

Samsung Pushes Monitor Deals Further, the 34″ ViewFinity Hits a Record Low at Nearly 40% Off

HP Omen Max 45L Review: 4K60 Gaming Has Never Been So Easy

Ecovacs Winbot W3 Omni Review: Window Cleaning Robots Have a Long Way to Go

AirPods Max 2 vs. Bose QuietComfort Ultra Headphones (2nd Gen): Which ANC Headphones Win?

The Best Gadgets of March 2026

AirPods Max 2 Review: Still Ridiculously Expensive and Ridiculously Nice

DJI Osmo 360 Review: The Best 360 Camera for the DJI-Pilled

Aqara Smart Lock U400 Review: Hands-free Unlocking at Its Best

MSI Prestige 14 Flip AI+ Review: A Solid 2-in-1 Laptop With Some Glaring Flaws

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The New TV Show About Gay Boy Scouts