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well, believe it or not, hyperbole can't put you in jail for long, of at all. 1st Amendment.

if hate speech is protected (it is) then hyperbole is protected (it is).

you weren't allowed to say those things because you needed to change your corporate culture. changing how you speak at work is very effective at that.

Google somehow believe that if they also dodge the phrases of the past that they will escape the scrutiny of the past, implying that they think government regulators are stupid and won't be able to see what is really happening.

Google have been very, very foolish in thinking in that way.



Wait. How is Microsoft banning phrases to change corporate culture but google banning phrases isn’t to change corporate culture? Or is google just consider evil in intent by default while Microsoft isn’t?




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