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Reblogged by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
lauren@mastodon.laurenweinstein.org ("Lauren Weinstein") wrote:
Google is cracking down on its internal "Memegen" "message board".
So a few words of my own about this, having experienced and used Memegen myself during periods when I was working inside #Google. In my view, Memegen represents a powerful feedback mechanism between employees and execs. I was in fact enormously impressed when I first saw it, having not anticipated such an open discussion internally. I have been wondering to myself for quite some time now how long Google execs would permit this freewheeling exchange of ideas to continue given the various pressures the company is now under (much of which being the result, in my opinion, of execs' own unforced errors). And now it appears that the writing is on the wall -- the beginning of the end perhaps -- for the usefulness of this wonderful internal tool. Very sad to see. -L
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/08/technology/google-memegen-gaza-war.html
