Google Sets Rules to Curtail Employee Debates
Internet giant bans ‘trolling’ on internal message boards and ad hominem attacks against co-workers
Google said it would discipline any employees discriminating against or attacking colleagues or engaging in discussions that are “disruptive to a productive work environment,” according to a copy of the guidelines reviewed by The Wall Street Journal. The rules aim to curb so-called trolling, in which people are deliberately provocative or offensive online in order to elicit strong reactions, as well as “blanket statements about groups or categories of people.”