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New Google Parent Company Drops ‘Don’t Be Evil’ Motto
- forgottenpass 11y agoIt's been, uh, interesting watching the idealism slowly erode from Google. They're a generic soulless multinational that doesn't want to admit it. They've now made a big step and ditched any remaining pretext of any social responsibility.
- Semiapies 11y agoPrepare for a decade or two of people snarking about Alphabet breaking that motto if it does anything they don't like, and prepare for a similar period of a smaller group snarking about Google dropping the motto, despite neither being correct.
- nailer 11y agoTitle is inaccurate. - The new Google parent company never had 'Don't Be Evil' as a motto - Google still has 'Don't Be Evil' as a motto
- bsimpson 11y agoI wish the news would shut up about this. It's mildly interesting at best. Alphabet decided to have a barebones code-of-conduct to encourage its children to write their own, more tailored versions. This doesn't mean anybody is all-of-a-sudden OK with being evil. As any credible article has noted, Google still has Don't Be Evil in its COC.
- anonbanker 11y agoSo, you've never heard of a good person being led to do bad things by the superiors they answer to?
- anonbanker 11y agoAnyone else read Animal Farm by George Orwell, and feel the hairs on the back of your neck stand up when you read this paragraph: “Employees of Alphabet and its subsidiaries and controlled affiliates should do the right thing—follow the law, act honorably, and treat each other with respect,” or is it just me?
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