Sadly for them, I don't know any of their names, couldn't care who they are, and their protest will vanish from the news cycle in a few hours ... forever.
I suspect this is the same for everyone, even those who may be discussing Google's response.
So they may have wanted a "me me me" response, or they may have legitimately wanted to raise awareness, but it's a pretty large fail for a now strongly narrowed career path.
You almost got it. We are talking about them… but not about their cause.
And therein lies the gold: they found a cause that they can use to scream look at me me me.