4 ms·

«In May, Google quietly removed “Don’t be evil” from the text of its corporate code of conduct, deleting a catchphrase that had been associated with the company

«In May, Google quietly removed “Don’t be evil” from the text of its corporate code of conduct, deleting a catchphrase that had been associated with the company since 2000.» So it is now official, Google can not longer be considered as "not Evil". And we know this thanks to this sentence that has finally served as a warrant canary.

j88439h84 8y ago
"And remember… don’t be evil, and if you see something that you think isn’t right – speak up! Last updated July 31, 2018" https://abc.xyz/investor/other/google-code-of-conduct.html https://abc.xyz/investor/other/google-code-of-conduct.html
- StreakyCobra 8y ago
  Yes, the article linked [1] also mentions it. But it also shows what have been removed, such as: «“Don’t be evil.” Googlers generally apply those words to how we serve our users. But “Don’t be evil” is much more than that. Yes, it’s about providing our users unbiased access to information, focusing on their needs and giving them the best products and services that we can. But it’s also about doing the right thing more generally – following the law, acting honorably, and treating co-workers with courtesy and respect.» The fact they removed this (e.g. "providing our users unbiased access to information") and that they are now setting up a censored version of their search engine shows that everything that they have removed in there should now be considered as deprecated. [1] https://gizmodo.com/google-removes-nearly-all-mentions-of-dont-be-evil-from-1826153393 https://gizmodo.com/google-removes-nearly-all-mentions-of-do...
jasonvorhe 8y ago
Don't people ever grow tired of this nonsense? If no one got nothing of value to add, there's always some reference to "evil" and suddenly everyone has an opinion on a Google related topic.
- drb91 8y ago
  Google made their own mess by making a corporate motto to not be evil. That was never gonna work well.

j88439h84 8y ago

"And remember… don’t be evil, and if you see something that you think isn’t right – speak up! Last updated July 31, 2018" https://abc.xyz/investor/other/google-code-of-conduct.html https://abc.xyz/investor/other/google-code-of-conduct.html

StreakyCobra 8y ago
Yes, the article linked [1] also mentions it. But it also shows what have been removed, such as: «“Don’t be evil.” Googlers generally apply those words to how we serve our users. But “Don’t be evil” is much more than that. Yes, it’s about providing our users unbiased access to information, focusing on their needs and giving them the best products and services that we can. But it’s also about doing the right thing more generally – following the law, acting honorably, and treating co-workers with courtesy and respect.» The fact they removed this (e.g. "providing our users unbiased access to information") and that they are now setting up a censored version of their search engine shows that everything that they have removed in there should now be considered as deprecated. [1] https://gizmodo.com/google-removes-nearly-all-mentions-of-dont-be-evil-from-1826153393 https://gizmodo.com/google-removes-nearly-all-mentions-of-do...

jasonvorhe 8y ago

Don't people ever grow tired of this nonsense? If no one got nothing of value to add, there's always some reference to "evil" and suddenly everyone has an opinion on a Google related topic.

drb91 8y ago
Google made their own mess by making a corporate motto to not be evil. That was never gonna work well.