过往每年4月1日愚人节，Google 不同部门不同产品都会推出很有创意的愚人节玩意。但上年因为武汉肺炎大流行，Google 就决定取消发布愚人节玩意，今年疫情仍在全球肆虐，Google 就决定连续第二年取消。
Business Insider 取得一份 Google 高层向内部员工发出的通告。当中 Google 公司表示为 员工和各项产品在人类最困苦时刻提供帮助和展现出同理心感到鼓舞。在去年 Google 决定取消一贯传统的 4月1日愚人节玩意，而现时世界各地仍处于严峻挑战下，Google 认为今年亦应再暂停 4月1日愚人节玩意。
Throughout the past year, I have been so inspired by how helpful our products, programs, and people have been during humanity’s toughest times. We’ve done it with sensitivity and empathy, reflecting the range of challenging experiences so many are experiencing globally. As you will remember, last year we made the decision to pause our longstanding Google tradition of celebrating April Fools’ Day, out of respect for all those fighting COVID-19. With much of the world still grappling with serious challenges, we feel we should again pause the jokes for April Fools’ Day this year. Like we did last year, we should continue to find appropriate ways to bring moments of joy to our users throughout the year.
