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westurnertoday at 1:35 PM1 replyview on HN

They used to have:

  - Organize the world's information
  
  - Don't be evil
Who was president at this time? Was this while they were denying students the option to code on the computers we bought for them because security?

From https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Don%27t_be_evil :

> Between 21 April and 4 May 2018, Google removed the motto from the preface, leaving a mention in the final line: "And remember... don't be evil, and if you see something that you think isn't right – speak up!"

That sounds like NY to me.


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iamalizardtoday at 1:42 PM

People think Google removing "Don't be evil" means Google somewhat implicitly told everyone they'll be evil from now on. That doesn't make much sense. It was likely a marketing decision since having "evil" in your motto is not good even if you explicitly state "DON'T BE" before it. Just like if I write in my profile text "I'm not a pedo", you'll think "this guy is likely a pedo"

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