On April 26, 2024, Alphabet Inc announced that it has received a shareholder proposal from Boston Common Asset Management requesting that, within one year, the Board of Directors adopts targets and publishes annually a report (prepared at reasonable expense, excluding proprietary information) that includes quantitative metrics appropriate to assessing whether YouTube/the Company has improved its performance globally regarding child safety impacts and actual harm reduction to children on its platforms. In addition, the Company urged the shareholders to vote against the shareholder proposal at its annual general meeting of shareholders scheduled to be held on June 7, 2024.