Yahoo has recently taken down various pages and sections from its corporate website that pertain to its diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) policies, according to information obtained by TechCrunch.
A specific area of Yahoo’s website that previously focused on DEI is no longer accessible and now redirects visitors to the company’s executive leadership page. An earlier version of Yahoo’s leadership page from late 2024 featured mentions of diversity and inclusion, but these references are absent from the current website. Additionally, Yahoo’s 2022 diversity report is no longer available and results in a “page not found” error. Although job listings on Yahoo’s career site still include a link to the old DEI page, that link now points to the leadership page instead.
These changes were made by Yahoo, which also owns TechCrunch, between December 2024 and January 2025, based on archived versions of the website available through the Internet Archive’s Wayback Machine.
Brenden Lee, a Yahoo spokesperson, stated to TechCrunch: “We revamped our corporate website late last year as part of a planned, multi-phase redesign aligned with CES and our Yahoo Ads relaunch. The first phase involved reducing the content volume by nearly 60 percent to streamline navigation and highlight our advertising and business solutions.”
Yahoo’s decision reflects a broader trend among U.S. companies to minimize public commentary on DEI, particularly in light of the Trump administration’s ongoing efforts to challenge DEI initiatives in both public and private sectors. Since returning to office, President Trump has issued several executive orders aimed at pressuring private companies to reduce or eliminate their DEI programs. Recently, U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi instructed the Justice Department to “investigate, eliminate, and penalize” DEI initiatives in private sector firms receiving federal funds.
In recent months, several tech firms, including Google and OpenAI, have also removed references to DEI from their websites. Meta similarly dismantled its corporate DEI programs shortly before the Trump administration resumed office, citing shifts in the legal landscape regarding DEI. Following this, Amazon also revised its annual report to remove language related to inclusion and diversity.
