Google cancels April Fools' Day prank amid COVID-19 for 2nd time

Google has cancelled its annual April Fools' Day prank due to the COVID-19 pandemic for the second year. "With much of the world still grappling with serious challenges, we will again pause the jokes for April Fools' Day in 2021," Google said. In 2020, Google had decided to pause its longstanding tradition out of respect for those fighting the pandemic.