As part of its
recent campaign dedicated to supporting minority-owned publishers,
Google has launched select ad placements on Latino and Women-owned publisher
websites.
The company had taken a similar initiative last year when it added multicultural inventory indicators for Black-owned publishers. It is expanding the initiative so as to promote further inclusivity and bringing more focus to minority-owned outlets by highlighting more publishers owned by individuals from minority communities.
The Diversity Consortium has achieved this - and diversity needs to be less talk and more action.
Globalisation has brought along with it the need for diversity and sensitivity. There are many examples that can prove that being diverse and sensitive has now become more preferable than being ethnocentric. For instance, many employers seek a diverse skillset and even languages, when they're on the lookout to recruit new employees. But they also seek that the person has amazing soft skills, such as communication and empathy. Similarly, cultural sensitivity is being assured even on campuses, in schools, and in every discipline and profession that we can think of.
Nursing is one such profession where cultural sensitivity is being taken seriously. The nature of the profession demands the highest form of empathy for those looking forward to establishing a career in nursing. Now let's visualise the nursing landscape in the United States. As a country, the United States has citizens belonging to a multitude of religions, races and nationalities.
TikTok announced that it has been working on improving its policies towards hateful content and behavior, with the aim to make the platform hate-free. The company is doing so to ensure safety for the diverse range of users that engage on TikTok, so they can express themselves freely and have a positive experience on the app.
According to TikTok, it is working in five ways to counter hateful content on its platform.
First, the company is evolving its hate speech policy. In its community guidelines, TikTok defines hate speech as ''content that intends to or does attack, threaten, incite violence against, or dehumanize an individual or group of individuals on the basis of protected attributes like race, religion, gender, gender identity, national origin, and more." The company has expanded its policies to counter hate by accounting for scenarios that make users feel excluded and marginalized.
The company is working hard towards removing hateful content and banning accounts that promote it. It is also taking action against race-based harassment and denial of violent tragedies by removing content related to these things. According to TikTok, it has removed over 380,000 videos and 64,000 comments in the U.S. since the beginning of this year that promoted hateful content. It has also banned more than 1,300 accounts that violated the platform's hate speech policy.
TikTok is also working on a strategy to make it harder for people to search for hateful content and accounts, so a more positive and joyful environment can be created on the app. If someone searches for a hateful ideology or group, the company will refrain from showing results or redirect the search to its community guidelines to educate people about its policies against hateful content and behavior.
Pinterest has added a new person to its board of directors, Andrea Wishom, who is the president of a real state company, Skywalker Holdings. This move has made Wishom Pinterest's first black board member and third female board member. Michelle Wislon was Pinterest's first female board member. She was appointed by the company in 2016 and was also Pinterest's first outside board member.
Wishom expressed her aims as part of Pinterest's board of directors in a statement in which she said that she is particularly interested in Pinterest's expansion into content and media. She further expressed her interest in the company's vision to have a new kind of conversation between employees and the board to bring different perspectives to the table. Wishom is ready to address the challenges within the company and said that she is committed to listening and sharing her perspective and providing guidance.
CEO of Pinterest, Ben Silbermann, said that he appointed Wishom months after meeting with candidates. He said that she stood out for a number of reasons. Among the reasons were Wishom's expertise in creating positive and inspirational content for global audiences, her passion for building a company culture of respect, integrity, inclusion and support, and her vision for redefining the relationship between employees and the board.
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