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Google censoring results, erases 'No Filter' option

35 points by adario ↗ HN
Google now censors what they deem explicit search content. Users are already complaining:

https://productforums.google.com/forum/#!topic/websearch/L8651GKSwwY

Search for a NSFW word on Google & you get filtered results. Go to settings and there's no longer a "no filtering" option. After testing Google's new censored results a bit more, it seems you can get explicit results by entering two word or more phrases. Odd.

A Google worker has chimed in on forums indicating that nothing much has changed for those who don't want to use the Safe Search option. But users disagree:

http://productforums.google.com/forum/#!msg/websearch/jvjTVorCn2w/rfluxPMSZ1QJ

7 comments

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thepumpkin1979
mmm, I still see the SafeSearch option, I can disable and get more "explicit" results though.
cbs
I don't know if its still common practice there, but Google used to trial new code by rolling it out to geographically limited audiences.
cultureulterior
First they came for the torrents, then they came for the boobs...
ibejoeb
The stuff I'm reading makes it seem like it's just sexual content. Is that confirmed, or is it inclusive of other explicit material, e.g., gore, propaganda?
Teapot
Seems Google finally killed the safe=off parameter. I'm confused now. And sad, because I miss all those boobs.