Google Has Removed the "Don't Be Evil" Part of Their Code of Conduct

Is Google finally implementing their final stage of world domination?

Our search engine overlords, Google, have removed a section of their Code of Conduct, "Don't Be Evil", which has served as their unofficial motto since the beginning.

First noted by Gizmodo, the phrase still remains in some form at the end of the Code of Conduct, but all other instances have been removed.

Previously, the Code of Conduct read: "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."

It now reads: "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."

So, are we about to be taken over by the all-seeing, all-doing Google?

Well, to be fair, we already have been probably not.

A few years ago, Alphabet, Google's new parent company at the time, removed all instances of the phrase and replaced it with "Do the right thing!", which is as ambiguous as it sounds.

Google has yet to comment on what evil plans they're cooking up their reasons for the change, but let's just hope they do the right thing.

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