Weekly civic intelligence report · v2.2
Major League Baseball removed references to diversity from its careers website. The action reflects broader anti-diversity initiatives across corporate America.
Private corporation (MLB) making internal website changes to careers page language. Civil_rights driver scores 1.5 as this represents symbolic retreat from diversity commitments but involves no legal/constitutional mechanism - purely voluntary corporate communications change. Mechanism_modifier 0.4 for norm_erosion_only with no enforcement mechanism. Scope_modifier 0.6 for narrow population (job seekers viewing MLB careers page). Final A-score 0.36 indicates negligible constitutional damage. B-score 28.93 driven by high outrage_bait (8) and media_friendliness (7) as culture war content, strong pattern_match (9) to broader anti-DEI corporate trend, timing alignment with political climate (7), and significant mismatch (8) between actual impact and attention generated. Intentionality 9/15 for clear alignment with coordinated corporate retreat from DEI initiatives. Delta -28.57 clearly indicates List B: manufactured distraction with minimal substantive constitutional impact.
Monitor whether this symbolic corporate communications change correlates with actual discriminatory hiring practices or policy changes that would have measurable civil rights impact. Track if pattern extends to substantive program eliminations versus cosmetic website language changes.