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Ask HN: What is the real reason Google removed its “Don't be evil” motto?
- tmaly 3y agoMy guess, their legal department plays a bigger role now. They might sense some potential liability with that motto if they do something wrong.
- bell-cot 3y agoIt just didn't fit with the decor in their Evil Overlord HQ.
- codevark 3y ago[dead]
- karmakurtisaani 3y agoHaving to uphold some idealistic image when operating a normal business is just a recipe for terrible PR. In particular as the company grows massive.
- huleboeren 3y agoIt's still there.. Moved to the bottom as the last thing you see: https://abc.xyz/investor/google-code-of-conduct/#:~:text=And%20remember...%20don%E2%80%99t%20be%20evil%2C%20and%20if%20you%20see%20something%20that%20you%20think%20isn%E2%80%99t%20right%20%E2%80%93%20speak%20up https://abc.xyz/investor/google-code-of-conduct/#:~:text=And...!