Google’s story over the last two decades has been a tale as old as time: enshittification for growth. The once-beloved startup—with its unofficial “Don’t Be Evil” motto—has instead become a major Internet monopolist, as a federal judge ruled on Monday, dominating the market for online search. Google is also well-known for its data-harvesting practices, for constantly killing off products, and for facilitating the rise of brain-cell-destroying YouTubers who make me Fear for Today’s Youth. (Maybe that last one is just me?)
Google’s rapid rise from “scrappy search engine with doodles” to “dystopic mega-corporation” has been remarkable in many ways, especially when you consider just how much goodwill the company squandered so quickly. Along the way, though, Google has achieved one unexpected result: In a divided America, it offers just about everyone something to hate.
Here are just a few of the players hating Google today.
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/4/23/what-is-project-nimbus-and-why-are-google-workers-protesting-israel-deal
https://theintercept.com/2024/04/05/google-photos-israel-gaza-facial-recognition/
https://time.com/6964364/exclusive-no-tech-for-apartheid-google-workers-protest-project-nimbus-1-2-billion-contract-with-israel/
I must ask though, why was it hard for you to just look it up yourself?
Would it have been just as hard for you to cite your sources in the first place?
Yes
I’m lazy and you seemed to know about it based on your comment
I’m also lazy, I was on mobile and was having a complex and nuanced bowel movement at the time 😖
why was it so hard for you to just add your sources to back up your original comment when you made it?
Don’t get pissy about being asked and/or challenged if you don’t provide the proof you are clearly working from with your comments.