Google’s 2008 memo urged employees to avoid careless comments amid antitrust scrutiny, leading to a 15-year initiative for internal communication deletion, according to the New York Times.

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‘Off the record’ chats, messages copied to lawyer: How Google guided employees to dodge antitrust suits for 15 years

Google has reportedly advised employees to avoid speculation and sarcasm in internal communications and has enabled "off the record" messaging to minimise risks of antitrust lawsuits.

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Google Asks Employees To 'Think Twice' On Internal Messages To Avoid Antitrust Suits: Report

Even as Google, the internet giant, stored the world's information, it kept a lid on its internal communications - telling employees to destroy messages, to not use certain words - to avoid antitrust suits, claimed a report.

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Google Told Employees To Destroy Messages To Avoid Antitrust Suits: Report

Google’s 2008 memo urged employees to avoid careless comments amid antitrust scrutiny, leading to a 15-year initiative for internal communication deletion. The company has since faced multiple legal challenges while attempting to mitigate risks associated with employee communications.

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ALBAWABA - In order to evade legal scrutiny over anti-trust issues, a report from the New York Times claims that Google deliberately limited its internal documentation for 15 years, telling staff members to steer clear of speculative or casual language and setting messaging apps to automatically purge chats...

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Nov 20, 2024 10:14 PM IST   Google avoided antitrust scrutiny for years by urging staff to delete texts, avoid incriminating terms, and involve the company’s lawyer in communications. 
Search engine giant Google adopted various strategies over 15 years to avoid legal scrutiny over anti-trust issues, a New York Times report has claimed.     The logo for Google is seen at a Google store in Manhattan, New York City, U.S. (File image)(Reuters)  
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Over the past year, Google has faced intense criticism for its internal communications practices during three major antitrust trials. Plaintiffs, including the Department of Justice (DoJ) and Epic Games, presented extensive evidence claiming that the tech giant systematically suppressed evidence, deleted messages, and leveraged attorney-client privilege to shield itself from scrutiny, reported The New York Times.  
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Google has engaged in a systematic effort over the past 15 years to create a culture of concealment and minimize internal communications to avoid potential antitrust lawsuits, according to documents and testimony from recent trials. The New York Times reports that as Google faced increasing antitrust scrutiny and various lawsuits related to patent, trademark, and copyright claims starting in late 2008, the company’s execu…

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