SydneyJim<p>Meta & Google opt out of <a href="https://body.social/tags/Sydney" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Sydney</span></a> <a href="https://body.social/tags/MardiGras" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MardiGras</span></a> amid move away from DEI in U.S. | <a href="https://body.social/tags/SydneyGayAndLesbianMardiGras" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SydneyGayAndLesbianMardiGras</span></a> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/feb/20/meta-and-google-opt-out-of-sydney-mardi-gras-2025-sponsorship-dei-us" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/australia-news</span><span class="invisible">/2025/feb/20/meta-and-google-opt-out-of-sydney-mardi-gras-2025-sponsorship-dei-us</span></a> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/feb/20/meta-and-google-opt-out-of-sydney-mardi-gras-2025-sponsorship-dei-us?utm_term=67b6c2600d6812d1c604fc02cf829da3&utm_campaign=AfternoonUpdateAUS&utm_source=esp&utm_medium=Email&CMP=afternoonupdateau_email" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/australia-news</span><span class="invisible">/2025/feb/20/meta-and-google-opt-out-of-sydney-mardi-gras-2025-sponsorship-dei-us?utm_term=67b6c2600d6812d1c604fc02cf829da3&utm_campaign=AfternoonUpdateAUS&utm_source=esp&utm_medium=Email&CMP=afternoonupdateau_email</span></a></p><p>Now the evil U.S. is determining what other countries accept. </p><p><a href="https://body.social/tags/Diversity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Diversity</span></a> <a href="https://body.social/tags/Inclusivity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Inclusivity</span></a> <a href="https://body.social/tags/HumanRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HumanRights</span></a> <a href="https://body.social/tags/TrumpIsADictator" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TrumpIsADictator</span></a></p><p>I’ve never used anything by either company, but others sadly do. Wake up people, it’s time to detach from the U.S.</p>