Ask your friends at Google to explain this joke donation of Adwords credit:
https://www.androidcentral.com/google-response-ukraine-invasion
Ukraine needs real support not using this crisis to push your product!
If you want to make a statement switch off Google services in Russia. That is how revolutions are started!
Google makes less than %0.3 of their total revenue in Russia. Surely that is worth a sacrifice to end this unfair war and tell Russia they cannot invade their neighbors!
by stonekyx on 2/26/22, 3:10 PM
Ten years ago I was trying to get a job in Google as hard as I could, but these years there are just less and less reasons to even consider applying. I mean, OK, their business model is built around advertisement, but seriously?
by morelisp on 2/26/22, 2:38 PM
So let's be clear about what "donated adwords" means: It means if someone searches for "ukraine refugee help" they're going to get useful results about how to find help as a Ukrainian refugee or give aid to them; rather than a scam, Russian propaganda, or just whoever bid highest.
That should be table stakes of a search engine, not a laudable charitable donation.
by thiscatis on 2/26/22, 2:33 PM
What a sad excuse of a company Google has become.
by RicCo386 on 2/26/22, 12:50 PM
by sergiotapia on 2/26/22, 2:34 PM
Such a Gavin Belson and Hooli move.
by PenguinCoder on 2/26/22, 2:11 PM
Is this a legitimate, poorly executed joke? Or a legitimate offer from Google. Fucking disgusting.
by IYasha on 2/26/22, 6:24 PM
Where were they when <I'd probably be redflagged for naming> certain mid-east countries were attacked?? :-| Such a show-off.
by Pigalowda on 2/26/22, 4:17 PM
A pittance from a gigantic American corporation. I’m sure Ukraine appreciates this advertisement for Google. I guess it’s hard to advertise over all the “noise” of geopolitical events unless you attach your product to it.
by inospeak1 on 2/26/22, 3:10 PM
by endisneigh on 2/26/22, 2:17 PM
No good deed goes unpunished
by yrgulation on 2/26/22, 2:38 PM
Pull out of russia google otherwise its just virtue signalling.
by aeternum on 2/26/22, 5:26 PM
Remember when Google's motto was "Do no evil". Did they get rid of that?
by CPLX on 2/26/22, 12:38 PM
It’s the least they could do.
by SkyLinx on 2/26/22, 6:22 PM
$2M total? That's literally pennies for them. LOL
by infinitone on 2/26/22, 7:03 PM
This HAS to be a joke right?
by thunkshift1 on 2/26/22, 5:21 PM
The fuck