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Google always been evil, and "dont be evil" was a warning to the user to not search for fucked up shit or u end up on a list.
It legitimately was for them, if you're being serious.
Unfortunately, you make a publicly traded company, and it will always act like a publicly traded company, in the end. No pithy saying in the code of conduct will change that. It's like how every dictatorship tends to become a monarchy.