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.

  • @Freefall
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    415 months ago

    They took down the Don’t Be Evil sign.

    • @blizzardpiano
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      5 months ago

      Reminds me of a cannibal in the Deltora series who has the sign “LIVE NO EVIL” on the wall, when it’s actually “LIVE ON EVIL” but mirrored.

    • @mojofrododojo
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      5 months ago

      Don’t Be Evil

      faster just to x through the problematic bits.

      • @Freefall
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        65 months ago

        That is more Elon’s thing 🤣

        • @mojofrododojo
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          15 months ago

          dude that’s funny but elon never started with don’t be evil, he just went full hog on the evil from the start.