Microsoft Shareholders Push for Stricter Oversight of European Security Program

The Federal Bureaucracy Helped Build DEI’s Infrastructure. A New Rule Seeks to Change That.

1792 Exchange Executive Vice President Greg Scott was referenced by the Daily Signal regarding a proposed rule from the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) that would rescind some of the required annual reporting from businesses categorizing employees’ race and sex. 1792 Exchange supports the Commission’s proposal as a long-overdue course correction that reorients the agency to the actual text and original intent of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. This change would reduce unnecessary regulatory burden, reaffirm equal opportunity for all, and allow businesses to get back to the work of creating value. Every American business has been treated as a potential suspect, and every employee has been reduced to an overly simplified data point in a group identity spreadsheet. Read the full story at the Daily Signal

Minecraft’s “Hive of Harmony” Targets Kids with Activist Messaging

1792 Exchange Executive Vice President Greg Scott spoke with the Daily Caller News Foundation about “Hive of Harmony,” a free Minecraft Marketplace add-on released to coincide with Stockholm Pride. The download gives players rainbow-themed hives that grow twice as fast, an “Ally Queen” bee, and multiple pride flag variants, including the transgender flag. Ideological propaganda has no place in games targeted at children. Unfortunately, many companies have not gotten the message that Americans are fed up with corporate activism on behalf of radical and dangerous causes. What’s even worse than the messaging itself is that online gaming is the new playground for predators, and with this new feature, Minecraft is making it easier to identify and target the most vulnerable children. As a company infamous for its viruses, Microsoft should be more sensitive to what it is purposely infecting its products with. Every parent should know just what these companies are up to and be vigilant about what their children are doing with their screen time. Read the full story at the Daily Caller

Microsoft Directs Benevity to Drop SPLC Filter

After engagement from Inspire Investing and others, Microsoft has directed Benevity to stop using the SPLC’s “hate map” to filter nonprofits from its employee gift-matching program. In its “Max the Match” document, Microsoft states any nonprofit organization that “verifies its 501c3 or equivalent status will be available to Microsoft employees.” The Daily Signal highlighted several organizations, including the 1792 Exchange, engaging companies on behalf of shareholders to ensure charitable giving is viewpoint neutral. The 1792 Exchange is pleased to work alongside Inspire Investing, Bowyer Research, the Heritage Foundation, and many others in this important work. 1792 Exchange created this resource to track how companies are responding to the growing controversy surrounding the SPLC and Benevity and encourages companies that have made changes to their charitable giving programs to disclose those changes to their customers and shareholders.

The AI you use every day is biased — and it’s quietly shaping your worldview, new report says

The math behind Microsoft’s plan to pause carbon removal purchases

DEI-linked pay awards drop sharply