Re:Google asks websites to kindly not break its shiny new ta...
by jkaplowitz on Tuesday June 27, 2023 @09:33AM
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Formally they never removed "don't be evil" from their code of conduct, although it's now part of the last sentence rather than a standalone sentence at the beginning of the preface as it used to be, and I think it's far more often disregarded by their policymaking levels of leadership than it was in their earlier years.
Much of the media reporting got this wrong when Google made this change in 2018.
They never promised to "do no evil", and that's become increasingly evident over time.
Disclosure: I have worked for Google in the past, most recently more than 8 years ago now, but I have never been in any way part of Google's policymaking leadership ranks and am certainly not speaking for them here.
https://abc.xyz/investor/google-code-of-conduct/
Much of the media reporting got this wrong when Google made this change in 2018.
They never promised to "do no evil", and that's become increasingly evident over time.
Disclosure: I have worked for Google in the past, most recently more than 8 years ago now, but I have never been in any way part of Google's policymaking leadership ranks and am certainly not speaking for them here.