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Google just asked the internet for a bunch of n-words

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Google's got a new version of Android coming out, but hasn't named it yet. And at the Google I/O conference Wednesday, the company asked the internet to weigh in with words beginning with the letter "N."

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The company has associated the campaign with a hashtag, #nameandroidn:

Following Google's history of dessert-themed branding, Nougat would seem to be a good option. They asked that people don't send "Boaty McBoatface"-style suggestions.

But as some folks on Twitter have pointed out, asking the internet to send you n-words is probably not a great idea:

For a company that knows the internet better than anyone, Google sure is putting a lot of faith in the internet. Google does clarify that it will have the final say on the name.

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