Whatever your policy-making leanings, Michelle Obama pictures are normally things of classical beauty and grace. One offensive image is making quite a stir on Google, however.
In fact, the Internet giant has bought current ads on its own site in an effort to explain to users why a racially offensive image of Michelle Obama keeps on appearing.
Not only does it present up, it's in the top row of Google Image search results.
The Google ad, titled "Offensive Search Results," tries to diffuse the situation and length the company from the result, which its own algorithms retrieve. Ironic.
"Sometimes our search results can be offensive. We agree," it shows, going on to explain why certain search results seem, and why they may be so highly ranked.
An unhealthy Michelle Obama picture (not this one) has Google scrambling.
Interestingly, the same Michelle Obama picture had been taken down by Google in the recent past because it violated its guidelines by serving malware to visitors.
Now, however, the unhealthy photo, which depicts the First Lady in an extremely, racially insensitive light, is on different site that does not assault Google rules.
And there's naught Google can or will do about it except explain that it can't or won't manipulate its results. Which, intelligibly, is why the company is so successful.
Google has taken out explanation-oriented advertisements for other search terms that may turn up offensive results, including a similar one on Image searches for "Jew."
We haven't placed the full-size offensive image of Mrs. Barack Obama, but here's a screen cap, and you can campaign your own Image search if you're so inclined.
In fact, the Internet giant has bought current ads on its own site in an effort to explain to users why a racially offensive image of Michelle Obama keeps on appearing.
Not only does it present up, it's in the top row of Google Image search results.
The Google ad, titled "Offensive Search Results," tries to diffuse the situation and length the company from the result, which its own algorithms retrieve. Ironic.
"Sometimes our search results can be offensive. We agree," it shows, going on to explain why certain search results seem, and why they may be so highly ranked.
An unhealthy Michelle Obama picture (not this one) has Google scrambling.
Interestingly, the same Michelle Obama picture had been taken down by Google in the recent past because it violated its guidelines by serving malware to visitors.
Now, however, the unhealthy photo, which depicts the First Lady in an extremely, racially insensitive light, is on different site that does not assault Google rules.
And there's naught Google can or will do about it except explain that it can't or won't manipulate its results. Which, intelligibly, is why the company is so successful.
Google has taken out explanation-oriented advertisements for other search terms that may turn up offensive results, including a similar one on Image searches for "Jew."
We haven't placed the full-size offensive image of Mrs. Barack Obama, but here's a screen cap, and you can campaign your own Image search if you're so inclined.
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