Would Google and Yahoo Geo-Filter Adult Searches?

SirMoby · 2006-02-15, 04:32 PM

I'm not sure that we should be pushing the SEs to do anything. I know many countries have their own filtering systems at the Internet gateways and it doesn't matter what Google does or does not do. Singapore, Malaysia, The UAE and many others do their own filtering.

I also don't want to be focusing on who or how filtering should take place. It's a big can of worms to try an influence some of the world's largest corporations.

I think our time is better spent focusing on labeling sites so that many technologies can filter and allow the consumers to push for their preferred methods.

Maj. Stress · 2006-02-15, 09:22 PM

I doubt you would get any search engine to filter results for adult sites in the US. This is just a guess but wouldn't that be considered censorship?

ecchi · 2006-02-15, 11:17 PM

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Originally Posted by Maj. Stress

I doubt you would get any search engine to filter results for adult sites in the US. This is just a guess but wouldn't that be considered censorship?

There are several who don't list any adult sites already.

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2006-02-15, 04:32 PM	#1
SirMoby Jim? I heard he's a dirty pornographer. Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Washington, DC Posts: 2,706	I'm not sure that we should be pushing the SEs to do anything. I know many countries have their own filtering systems at the Internet gateways and it doesn't matter what Google does or does not do. Singapore, Malaysia, The UAE and many others do their own filtering. I also don't want to be focusing on who or how filtering should take place. It's a big can of worms to try an influence some of the world's largest corporations. I think our time is better spent focusing on labeling sites so that many technologies can filter and allow the consumers to push for their preferred methods.

2006-02-15, 09:22 PM	#2
Maj. Stress Progress rarely comes in buckets, it normally comes in teaspoons Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Dark Side Of Naboo Posts: 1,289	I doubt you would get any search engine to filter results for adult sites in the US. This is just a guess but wouldn't that be considered censorship?