Summary by Futu AI
On May 22, 2024, Alphabet Inc., the parent company of Google, faced a shareholder proposal urging the company to address the dissemination of reproductive healthcare misinformation on its platforms. The proposal, known as Proposal No. 10, was put forward by long-term shareholders The Educational Foundation of America (EFA) and Planned Parenthood Federation of America (PPFA). It calls for Alphabet's Board to publish a report assessing the effectiveness of the company's policies and actions in reducing the spread of false or misleading content related to reproductive health care. The proposal highlights the risks posed by crisis pregnancy centers (CPCs), which have been documented for using Google's advertising platforms to disseminate and generate reproductive health misinformation. The co-filers argue that...Show More