Posted on 01/11/2010 8:45:15 AM PST by FreeManWhoCan
Search engine Google has been accused of censoring its results after users discovered it never suggests search terms when it comes to Islam.
In a time-saving feature the internet phenomenon, whose motto is 'don't be evil', helpfully suggests common searches as people type in what they are looking for.
For example, if you type in 'Christianity is' in the search bar a whole range of options flash up including controversial suggestions such as 'Christianity is fake' and 'Christianity is a cult'. Google
Google has been accused of censoring offensive searches relating to Islam
But anyone typing in a similar phrase which replaces Christianity with Islam gets no suggestions at all.
The anomaly has led some to conclude the firm, famed for its democratic approach to the world of information it controls, is censoring the search results.
Google's normal search suggestions originate from searches made around the world, adverts and known web pages.
The company also says on its website: 'We try to filter out suggestions that include pornographic terms, dirty words, and hate and violence terms. If you encounter a term that should not be suggested, please let us know by posting in the Google Web Search Help Forum.'
A Google spokesman claimed the strange absence of results was a software problem.
He said: "This is in fact a bug and we're working to fix it as quickly as we can............
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I just typed in “Islam is evil” and the first choice on the list is “Islam isn’t Evil.” Hows that for ya?
Must be in the UK. This is what I came up with:
1,520,000 for “islam is the devil”.
111,000 for “islam is fake”.
46,700 for “islam is evil”.
5,050 for “islam is a cult”.
54,700 for “islam sucks”.
293,000 for “islam is hateful”.
9,860 for “islam is violent”.
412,000 for “islam is satanic”.
and, of course...
4 for “islam is for pedophiles”.
My fault... it actuall ys says, “The Evil isn’t Islam.”
Search engine Google has been accused of censoring its results after users discovered it never suggests search terms when it comes to Islam.
And life was breathed into Yahoo! for the second time :-)
I now use Bing. I like it almost too much.
776,000 for “Islam is our enemy”
Touché!
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