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The management philosophy known as DEI, which had gathered momentum since 2020, has been under siege over the past year because of a collision of legal, economic and geopolitical forces. The Supreme Court struck down affirmative action in colleges, removing the legal rationale buttressing many diversity programs. An expected slowdown in the economy prompted companies to cut jobs and financial support for diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives. And the Israel-Hamas war and college presidents’ responses to antisemitism…

Activision Blizzard and a California regulator filed a legal settlement in which the videogame company agreed to pay to resolve gender discrimination charges while the state withdrew sexual-harassment claims.The settlement between Activision and the California Civil Rights Department, if approved by a judge, would end a legal battle that helped lead to the videogame company’s sale to Microsoft. Settlement documents that both sides said were filed in California Superior Court confirm an agreement from last week.Copyright ©…

Updated Dec. 15, 2023 5:41 pm ETActivision Blizzard has agreed to pay about $50 million to settle a high-profile lawsuit by a California regulator that helped spur Microsoft’s October takeover of the videogame company, according to people familiar with the matter.California’s Civil Rights Department sued Activision in mid-2021, alleging its leadership ignored numerous employee complaints of sexual harassment, discrimination and pay disparity. Copyright ©2023Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved.…

Updated Dec. 10, 2023 4:58 pm ETElon Musk said conspiracy theorist Alex Jones would be reinstated on X, a reversal from the billionaire’s previous position that comes as he openly battles advertisers over their concerns about toxic content on the platform.Musk late Saturday night Pacific time announced the reversal of the platform’s five-year-old ban on Jones after running a user poll on X about whether to reinstate him. Musk had said earlier Saturday that the reason for rescinding the ban, if the X voters approved, was…

Elon Musk said conspiracy theorist Alex Jones would be reinstated on X, a sharp reversal from the billionaire’s previous position that comes as he openly battles advertisers over their concerns about toxic content on the platform.Musk late Saturday night Pacific time announced the reversal of the platform’s five-year-old ban on Jones after running a user poll on X about whether to reinstate him. Musk had said earlier Saturday that the reason for rescinding the ban, if the X voters approved, was to foster free speech. …

Elon Musk agreed with a post on X that said Jewish people hold a “dialectical hatred” of white people, eliciting a new round of criticism that he promotes antisemitic views.Musk, the billionaire owner of X, formerly Twitter, responded to a user’s post Wednesday that espoused an antisemitic conspiracy theory with: “You have said the actual truth.”Copyright ©2023Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8 Elon Musk agreed with a post on X that said Jewish people hold a…

WASHINGTON—Internet service providers will have their business practices scrutinized for “digital discrimination” based on income or race under a regulation set to be adopted Wednesday by the Federal Communications Commission, raising legal risks for some of America’s most powerful companies.  The new rule lays the groundwork for the FCC to hold providers such as AT&T or Comcastliable if their actions “differentially impact consumers’ access to broadband”—intentionally or not. That will include decisions about…

Meta Platforms will let political ads on Facebook and Instagram question the legitimacy of the 2020 U.S. presidential election, one of several changes the social-media company and other platforms have made to loosen constraints on campaign advertising for 2024.Meta made the change last year, but it hasn’t gained wide attention. The company decided to allow political advertisers to say past elections were “rigged” or “stolen” but prevented them from questioning the legitimacy of ongoing and coming elections. Copyright ©…

Updated Nov. 9, 2023 5:03 pm ETApple must pay up to $25 million under an agreement with the Justice Department to settle charges of hiring and recruitment discrimination.The Justice Department alleged on Thursday that Apple violated anti-discrimination requirements while recruiting for positions under the permanent labor certification program.Copyright ©2023Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8 Updated Nov. 9, 2023 5:03 pm ETApple must pay up to $25 million under an…

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