Yes, great point. They updated their Code of Conduct for the first time in 17 years back in 2018. As you point out, the previous version had opened with the words “Don’t be evil,” which among other things required “providing our users unbiased access to information.” But the new version omits any assurance of objectivity, instead opening with an ambiguous reference to “Google’s values” and adding a new mention of “respect for our users.”

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