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google is "evil" ok buddy i mean what clown show are we living in at this point - claims like this simply running rampant with 0 support or references

• anonym29 7mo ago
  They literally removed "don't be evil" from their internal code of conduct. That wasn't even a real binding constraint, it was simply a social signalling mechanism. They aren't even willing to uphold the symbolic social fiction of not being evil. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Don't_be_evil https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Don't_be_evil Google, like Microsoft, Apple, Amazon, etc were, and still are, proud partners of the US intelligence community. That same US IC that lies to congress, kills people based on metadata, murders civilians, suppresses democracy, and is currently carrying out violent mass round-ups and deportations of harmless people, including women and children.
  • sowbug 7mo ago
    They removed that phrase because everyone was getting tired of internet commentary like "rounded corners? whatever happened to don't be evil, Google?"
  • iamdelirium 7mo ago
    Don't be evil was never removed. It was just moved to the bottom. https://abc.xyz/investor/board-and-governance/google-code-of-conduct/ https://abc.xyz/investor/board-and-governance/google-code-of...