WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Google (NASDAQ:) has tapped an out of doors regulation agency to evaluation how its companies and insurance policies impression civil rights and racial fairness, the Washington Put up reported on Friday, citing two folks acquainted with the matter.

The civil rights audit has been months within the making and is about to look at how the corporate’s range and inclusion insurance policies and method to content material moderation could have an effect on marginalized communities, together with at its subsidiary YouTube, the newspaper stated. The corporate has employed WilmerHale, a outstanding regulation agency, to hold out the evaluation, the report added.