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Don’t be evil … except when it suits

By Eric Peters

Published May 25, 2016 4:02am ET

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Don’t be evil … except when it suits — Google is waging economic war on short-term lenders by excluding their ads from its AdSence service. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez, File) | Marcio Jose Sanchez

Google’s motto is “Don’t be evil” — so why is it using its muscle to snuff legitimate businesses it doesn’t happen to like?

Perhaps the more accurate term is understand.

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