L8r
Bookmark
I realized that in 2008, glad that others have caught on to their plan. In 2008, when you entered Palin’s name, a drop box full of tops to pick from included such things as: Palin Idiot, Palin in Bikini, Palin kills wolves, etc. I’m guess that the first 99 stories about Palin that popped up every search, were negative all out attacks on her and her family.
Bump
Remember when google dropped "Don't be evil"? At least they admit that the motto was all a lie. From gizmodo
Wayback Machine on April 21, 2018:
“Don’t be evil.” Googlers generally apply those words to how we serve our users. But “Don’t be evil” is much more than that. Yes, it’s about providing our users unbiased access to information, focusing on their needs and giving them the best products and services that we can. But it’s also about doing the right thing more generally – following the law, acting honorably, and treating co-workers with courtesy and respect.
The Google Code of Conduct is one of the ways we put “Don’t be evil” into practice. It’s built around the recognition that everything we do in connection with our work at Google will be, and should be, measured against the highest possible standards of ethical business conduct. We set the bar that high for practical as well as aspirational reasons: Our commitment to the highest standards helps us hire great people, build great products, and attract loyal users. Trust and mutual respect among employees and users are the foundation of our success, and they are something we need to earn every day.
So please do read the Code, and follow both its spirit and letter, always bearing in mind that each of us has a personal responsibility to incorporate, and to encourage other Googlers to incorporate, the principles of the Code into our work. And if you have a question or ever think that one of your fellow Googlers or the company as a whole may be falling short of our commitment, don’t be silent. We want – and need – to hear from you.
A couple weeks later:
And here’s the updated version, first archived by the Wayback Machine on May 4, 2018:
The Google Code of Conduct is one of the ways we put Google’s values into practice. It’s built around the recognition that everything we do in connection with our work at Google will be, and should be, measured against the highest possible standards of ethical business conduct. We set the bar that high for practical as well as aspirational reasons: Our commitment to the highest standards helps us hire great people, build great products, and attract loyal users. Respect for our users, for the opportunity, and for each other are foundational to our success, and are something we need to support every day.
So please do read the Code and Google’s values, and follow both in spirit and letter, always bearing in mind that each of us has a personal responsibility to incorporate, and to encourage other Googlers to incorporate, the principles of the Code and values into our work. And if you have a question or ever think that one of your fellow Googlers or the company as a whole may be falling short of our commitment, don’t be silent. We want – and need – to hear from you.
. . . and what isn’t?
- government schools
- newspapers
- TV
- Wikipedia
- All too many churches
Obviously someone isn’t a blurry eyed Democrat and did a real service by recording this meeting.
Hopefully this is the ammunition Trump needs to do something about this bias. A reverse fairness doctrine?
Google had an office in Obama’s White House, possibly shared with Apple.
Obama appointed Google lawyer Michelle Lee as head of the U.S. Patent Office. She enabled Big Tech’s ‘efficient infringement’ scheme of patent theft from small American start-ups.
There’s very little about Silicon Valley/Big Tech that is American anymore. American engineers were long ago displaced by foreign national H1-Bs. They see themselves as global citizens, something they share with the Bush who-needs-borders wing of the GOP.