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In an effort to avoid showing sexually explicit?content when someone enters an ambiguous?? but entirely innocent???search query, Google has tweaked its Image Search. The only downside is that you'll have to work a tiny bit harder to dig up?? ahem?? adult content?when (or if)?you really want it.
The Verge's T.C. Sottek was among the first to report that something strange was?occurring?with Google's Image Search on Wednesday. "Previously, users could select from three levels of search filtration with a SafeSearch drop-down menu," he explains. There was 'strict' filtering (no explicit content), 'moderate' filtering (the default setting), or no filtering."
But now there are only two options: SafeSearch on and SafeSearch off. And there's not a lot of explicit content in the results with SafeSearch off?? which is the default option.
What's going on?
A Google spokesperson tells NBC News that the search engine giant has "simplified SafeSearch settings on image search to make them easier to understand."
"The new default behaves similarly to what most users had as the default previously ('moderate')," she explains. "We want to show users exactly what they are looking for???but we aim not to show sexually-explicit results unless a user is specifically searching for them."
There are times when you might enter a term which is utterly ambiguous. For example, there is a word which can either refer to female genitalia or to a feline. If that's all you enter into the Google Image Search field, how can the search engine possibly know whether you're looking for photos of a kitten or for sultry images of a naked woman?
Just think of the awkward moments an ambiguous search query could cause at work or when youngsters are around. There are scenarios in which you really don't want a search engine to choose?the wrong meaning of a word or phrase.
"We use algorithms to select the most relevant results for a given query," a Google spokesperson elaborates. "If you?re looking for adult content, you can find it without having to change the default setting???you just may need to be more explicit in your query if your search terms are potentially ambiguous. The new image search settings work the same way as in web and video search."
To put it simply? You may have to type "Playboy bunny" instead of "bunny" or similar. Sexy photos are still just a search away ...?you just need to use more?? or more specific?? words to find them.
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Source: http://www.nbcnews.com/technology/technolog/google-puts-stop-accidental-porn-1C7596674
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