Are this board and Google selectively offended?

TomF · 06-12-2005 5:15pm #1

Here's an interesting result. Do two Googles. On the first, search for "******" and on the second for "jew". Firstly, be amazed to see that the offensive term for "black or negro person" once used in Ireland to refer to a shade of brown isn't allowed on this board. Then be amazed to read the note at the top of the results for the second Googling.

Indeed, it is true that the wheel that squeaks gets the grease!

Zombrex · 06-12-2005 5:22pm

not quite following the point of this thread ....

Are you complaining that Google put a warning message beside the search "Jew" saying "The sites returned do not reflect the policy of Google Inc" or are you complaining that they don't put the same message up when you search for the word "n1gger"?

I would imagine the warning is there because some people have complained to Google about the anti-semetic webpages returned for the search "Jew"

If you feel strongly about the results returned for "n1gger" I suggest you write to Google. They probably would be happy to put up a similar warning

Hobbes · 06-12-2005 5:48pm

Welcome to 2001 Tomf.

http://www.snopes.com/politics/religion/google.asp

mike65 · 06-12-2005 6:21pm

I just found out spic does'nt get a groveling appology. Don't really see the Political angle though...

Mike.

06-12-2005 6:33pm

This is an after hours thread
Moved

Crucifix · 06-12-2005 6:36pm

I suppose if you search for the word '******', racist websites are probably what you're looking for.

seamus · 06-12-2005 7:26pm

If you understood anything about how google works, then you'd realise how completely unrelated boards.ie's treatment of the words, and google's treatment of the words, are.

OFDM · 06-12-2005 10:35pm

I see it's possible to write "snigger" on boards now.

largerthanlife · 06-12-2005 10:43pm

its great to see what people get up to in their free time!!!

Töpher · 06-12-2005 10:45pm

Weeeeeeeeee!

largerthanlife · 06-12-2005 10:46pm

????okay.....

Sleepy · 07-12-2005 2:39am

Ironic that the people protesting against that j**watch page are helping it stay top of the Google rankings by bringing it to the attention of the googlebot!