Microsoft Advertising suspensions: What triggers them and how to appeal
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Topic: Child sexual abuse
Google updated its ranking algorithms for explicit videos and explicit content
Google has released new best practices, video bytes and what to do if your site was flagged incorrectly, as well.
Lawsuit: Meta placed ads next to content sexualizing minors
Meta has allegedly been "duping" corporate clients like Walmart by allowing ads to run alongside "clearly illegal" content.
30+ brands suspend their Twitter marketing campaigns after finding their ads next to child-pornography accounts
Twitter has landed in hot water after some brands discovered their ads associated with the content, but are they doing enough to stop it from happening again?
Antisemitic memes in image results highlight vulnerabilities in search
“Data voids” enable offensive content to rise to the top of the search results.
Google & Microsoft Agree To Block Child Sexual Abuse Material From Search Results
The Mail Online reports Google and Microsoft Bing have adjusted their search results to block child pornography and other child sexual abuse content from being accessible through their search engines. The news is being widely covered, some claiming that over a 100,000 unique searches and keywords have been blocked from showing up in the search […]
Bing Adds Warnings To Child-Porn Related Queries In UK; Google Rejects The Idea
Bing has added new pop-up alerts that are triggered when people search for terms considered to be related to child porn, according to the BBC, in reaction to the UK’s prime minister attacking Google, Bing & Yahoo over not doing enough to stop child pornography. But Google has reportedly rejected the idea of warnings. Microsoft told the […]
UK Prime Minister Attacks Google, Bing & Yahoo On Child Porn, Demands Better Efforts By October
UK prime minister David Cameron unveiled a wide-range of efforts today to protect children against pornography on the Internet. A significant part of his speech attacked the search engines of Google, Bing and Yahoo for not doing enough and demanding changes by October. Below is Cameron’s speech, which I’ve annotated with observations on how difficult […]
Google Finally Hands Over Alleged Pedophiles’ Profiles On Orkut To Brazilian Authorities
Google hands over data on suspected pedophiles to Brazil via the AFP reports Google has finally handed over profiles of suspected pedophiles to Brazilian authorities. As expected, Google did hand over 3,261 files with information about alleged pedophilia activities in Google’s Orkut communities. A member of the senate commission, Demostenes Torres, believes the data will […]
90-Percent Of Pedophilia Complaints In Brazil Come From Google’s Orkut
Brazil Senate orders Google to identify website pedophiles via AFP reports a Brazilian Senate has ordered Google to hand over the profiles of 3,261 suspected pedophiles yesterday. However, according to The Inquirer, Google is willing to help Brazilian authorities but not hand over users’ personal information. Sergio Suiama, Sao Paulo’s federal prosecutor, said that over […]