Tech Company Shareholder Meetings Turn Testy
- Increasing influence has given rise to myriad grievances
- No longer sleepy affairs where quality of bagles was broached
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Usually placid Silicon Valley shareholder meetings have become targets for protesters this year, the latest example of a backlash against the technology industry’s growing power.
On Wednesday morning, a plane was due to fly over the annual meeting of Google parent Alphabet Inc. with the sign “SEARCHING FOR ABORTION CARE? GOOGLE LIES.” The protest was organized by women’s advocacy group UltraViolet that complained about Google Search and Map results when people search for abortion care.