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LastMuel

That was changed in 2018. They no longer have this as part of their "code of conduct".

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Why make a provably false claim?

https://abc.xyz/investor/other/google-code-of-conduct/

"In April 2018, the motto was removed from the code of conduct's preface and retained in its last sentence."[0]

[0] - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Don%27t_be_evil

> ... and retained in its last sentence.

That's called a punchline.

I can only imagine the discussion that occurred on moving it from the start to the end. Do leave it up there or do we admit we are evil?

You misread the comment.

Well, that’s why couching your point in a gimmick like sarcasm rarely contributes to your comment. In fact, de-gimmick your comment and I wonder if you would have considered there enough substance to post it at all.

I’m having trouble interpreting it myself (see the problem?) but I believe it would go something like “I’ve observed some irony: Google used to have the motto «don’t be evil» and what you describe sounds evil.” Feel free to correct it.