Tea@programming.dev to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agoI’ve Worked at Google for Decades. I’m Sickened by What It’s Doing.www.thenation.comexternal-linkmessage-square75linkfedilinkarrow-up1786arrow-down119file-textcross-posted to: technology@lemmit.onlineusa@midwest.socialusa@lemmy.mltechnology@beehaw.orgtechnology@lemmy.ml
arrow-up1767arrow-down1external-linkI’ve Worked at Google for Decades. I’m Sickened by What It’s Doing.www.thenation.comTea@programming.dev to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agomessage-square75linkfedilinkfile-textcross-posted to: technology@lemmit.onlineusa@midwest.socialusa@lemmy.mltechnology@beehaw.orgtechnology@lemmy.ml
For the first time, I feel driven to speak publicly, because our company is now powering state violence across the globe.
minus-squareSixty@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up38·2 months agoCan’t be many of us who thought the web search engine company would turn into the killbot company.
minus-squareAceofSpades@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up21·2 months agoI got a little suspicious when they stopped using “Don’t be evil”.
minus-squareLanguageIsCool@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·2 months agoAt least they didn’t keep up the farce and exaggerate it: “Don’t be evil. Ever. We’re still not evil. Nuh uh, nope.”
minus-squareKate-ay@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·edit-22 months agoYup, but around the time they came out with Google Desktop I started to wonder what the future held.
Can’t be many of us who thought the web search engine company would turn into the killbot company.
I got a little suspicious when they stopped using “Don’t be evil”.
At least they didn’t keep up the farce and exaggerate it: “Don’t be evil. Ever. We’re still not evil. Nuh uh, nope.”
Yup, but around the time they came out with Google Desktop I started to wonder what the future held.