Google’s work in schools aims to create a ‘pipeline of future users,’ internal documents say
date linked: 23 January 2026
source: link to article, from nbcnews.com
Wish I’d had this to cite in some recent publications. What a great(?) example of saying the quiet part out loud:
One internal November 2020 presentation slide said acclimating children to Google’s ecosystem in school would hopefully lead them to use its products as adults: “You get that loyalty early, and potentially for life.” Another undated slide deck suggested imagining a world where “Parents ask their children ‘Why aren’t you watching more YouTube?’” and “School Administrators shift budgets from Textbooks to YouTube subscriptions.”
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