New Delhi, Nov. 10 -- Some of the major US tech companies are discontinuing with practice of publishing gender and racial statistics of their workforce. Tech giant Google is not planning to share the information this year, according to a report by Wired, citing four employees aware of the internal development.

Additionally, Microsoft and Meta will not be publishing diversity reports and data this year, the report said, citing spokespeople for the companies.

This significant decrease in transparency might hide the effects of US President Donald Trump's anti-DEI (diversity, equity and inclusion) policies on the tech workforce. Additionally, it could create obstacles for workers and civil rights organisations aiming to influence tech compa...