Ziff Davis, the $2 billion media conglomerate that owns dozens of sites including PCMag, Lifehacker, IGN and CNET, has taken diversity, equity, and inclusion information off of its website, reports Jules Roscoe of 404 Media.
Roscoe reports, “In the past month, the company removed information about diversity-focused employee resource groups, inclusion-based hiring goals, and diversity training for its workers and managers from its corporate website.
“The changes were first spotted by a Ziff Davis employee. 404 Media granted the employee anonymity to speak candidly.
“An archived version of Ziff Davis’s DEI webpage saved on January 19 states, ‘Ziff Davis is proud to offer Employee Resource Groups (ERGs), voluntary employee-led groups mentored by executive sponsors and overseen by our Global DEI and HR Programs team. They represent seven identity groups: Asian, Black, 2SLGBTQIA+, Latinx/Hispanic, family of all kinds, women and gender minorities, and interfaith.'”
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