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They used to have:

  - Organize the world's information
  
  - Don't be evil
Who was president at this time? Was this while they were denying students the option to code on the computers we bought for them because security?

From https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Don%27t_be_evil :

> Between 21 April and 4 May 2018, Google removed the motto from the preface, leaving a mention in the final line: "And remember... don't be evil, and if you see something that you think isn't right – speak up!"

That sounds like NY to me.

People think Google removing "Don't be evil" means Google somewhat implicitly told everyone they'll be evil from now on. That doesn't make much sense. It was likely a marketing decision since having "evil" in your motto is not good even if you explicitly state "DON'T BE" before it. Just like if I write in my profile text "I'm not a pedo", you'll think "this guy is likely a pedo"
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