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Incorrect on many fronts. It is "don't be evil". It was in their code of conduct, not mission statement. It is not removed from their code of conduct, in fact,
by BickNowstrom 7y ago
Incorrect on many fronts.
It is "don't be evil". It was in their code of conduct, not mission statement. It is not removed from their code of conduct, in fact, it is the final conclusion of the document:
> And remember… don’t be evil, and if you see something that you think isn’t right – speak up!
https://abc.xyz/investor/other/google-code-of-conduct/ https://abc.xyz/investor/other/google-code-of-conduct/
The last edit is from 2018, not several years ago. And its updated cousin motto "Do the right thing" became more prominent.
I suspect a journalist had a diff bot running on the code of conduct, created a story around it about removal, because that would actually constitute a story worth paying journalist wages for, and then the media ran with it, without doing checks of their own. And now, here you are. And I am ignoring the fact that an evil company announcing its future plans by removing references to "evil" in their mission statements is downright James Bond-level of ridiculous.
- saalweachter 7y agoAlso, "don't be evil" was originally a subversive message within Google, scrawled on whiteboards by a handful of people who were concerned about the direction of the company ~20 years ago. Nothing new under the sun, etc etc.