From "Don't Be Evil" to Profiting from Genocide: The Fall of Google's Moral Compass
In 2004, Google filed for its IPO with a bold statement in its code of conduct: "Don't be evil." By 2025, that line is gone, so is any pretense of a moral compass.
Google, once the darling of Silicon Valley idealism, now finds itself deeply entangled in the machinery of modern repression. From quietly adjusting search algorithms to bury war crimes to cutting deals with authoritarian regimes for data access and ad revenue, the tech giant has transformed from an information company into an accessory to atrocity.
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