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It's been dropped since 2018.

https://www.searchenginejournal.com/google-dont-be-evil/2540...

Did you read the article you linked? It's no longer prefacing the code of conduct, but it's still included in it. They moved it from the opening statement to the closing statement.

Despite four comments now incorrectly posting otherwise, it has never once been removed from the code of conduct.

"And remember… don’t be evil" the way its written at the end of the code really feels like a sarcastic wink, like "don't be evil" is a joke that they know they don't actually follow.

"Do the right thing." (...based on political context and who is paying you)

They've dropped it and added it back then dropped it and so on

I realized first hand they did evil in 2013 (stomping on and or blantantly stealing tech from those dreamers they inspired to dream/do/innovate) https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=18566929

Google Removes 'Don't Be Evil' Clause From Its Code of Conduct

https://gizmodo.com/google-removes-nearly-all-mentions-of-do...