From Utopian Promise to Corporate Reality: Claire Stapleton on Google's Evolution

In her memoir Don't Be Evil, former Google communications lead Claire Stapleton revisits the 2018 employee walkout over sexual-misconduct payouts, arguing Google's utopian self-image collided with hard corporate realities and that dissent was increasingly discouraged; she explores how ongoing activism around AI, government work, and leadership reshuffles are reshaping Google’s culture and power dynamics, offering an insider’s view of a tech giant at a crossroads.