'Not OK, Google': Employees, activists protest at Alphabet shareholder meeting

By Christopher Carbone, June 21, 2019

Google employees, community activists and investors protested outside its parent company's headquarters in a show of force amid a backlash over a series of incidents related to hate speech, the spread of white supremacist videos and misinformation.

The demonstration, which coincided with several shareholder proposals on Wednesday to reform and improve the tech giant, is the latest battle in an ongoing war brewing from within the Mountain View, Calif., company that has pitted its well-paid workers and independent shareholders against the company's top executives — with conflicts ranging from its now-shelved plan for a censored search engine in China, its handling of sexual harassment claims and allegations of retaliation against employees.

A historic #GoogleWalkout of 20,000 employees worldwide last November, prompted in part by revelations that two top Google executives received $135 million payouts over sexual harassment allegations, sparked a broader wave of activism.

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