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I appreciate that response. I was just sitting here wondering if this was at least partly motivated by (a) specific legal requirements in more restrictive juris

by flkiwi 4y ago

I appreciate that response. I was just sitting here wondering if this was at least partly motivated by (a) specific legal requirements in more restrictive jurisdictions and (b) anticipating anti-Big-Tech attacks from populist elements of political parties over the next few years. But! (hehe) I have absolutely been accidentally goatse'd or nippled or whatever even with SafeSearch. I have no idea if a SafeSearch that missed an explicit image would be smart enough to blur the image in question, so back to square zero.

knaik94 4y ago
I just took a risk and Google image searched "goatse" and, while I can't recommend it, I didn't get the real picture even after I scrolled down a little. I got memes of sfw, maybe a little edgy, like one meme had a cup of peanut butter handle at an angle that could pass for the real thing at a glance, but it's filtered. And I am logged in with safe search completely disabled. It's basically the same results I get in an incognite window. SafeSearch filters are going to be even more aggressive now, you don't have to worry. I have a feeling it's pre-emptive to avoid further regulation. The EU, most recently France, has been pushing really hard or already implemented a "porn passport" system where your ability to see mature content requires id. I just came across news that Louisiana has a new law as of a couple weeks ago that requires users verify their age using a digital drivers id app. That app is managed by a private company, not the government directly. I can't imagine a search engine like Google would intentionally make its own search worse. Adult content is huge in terms of traffic generated. https://techcrunch.com/2023/01/03/you-must-now-verify-your-drivers-license-to-watch-pornhub-in-louisiana/ https://techcrunch.com/2023/01/03/you-must-now-verify-your-d...
- prepend 4y ago
  I think Google purged itself of goatse picks. A plus for not showing gross stuff, but a negative for removing an early internet meme. It’s funny that derived memes still exist even though the original is unavailable.

by flkiwi 4y ago

knaik94 4y ago

I just took a risk and Google image searched "goatse" and, while I can't recommend it, I didn't get the real picture even after I scrolled down a little. I got memes of sfw, maybe a little edgy, like one meme had a cup of peanut butter handle at an angle that could pass for the real thing at a glance, but it's filtered. And I am logged in with safe search completely disabled. It's basically the same results I get in an incognite window. SafeSearch filters are going to be even more aggressive now, you don't have to worry. I have a feeling it's pre-emptive to avoid further regulation. The EU, most recently France, has been pushing really hard or already implemented a "porn passport" system where your ability to see mature content requires id. I just came across news that Louisiana has a new law as of a couple weeks ago that requires users verify their age using a digital drivers id app. That app is managed by a private company, not the government directly. I can't imagine a search engine like Google would intentionally make its own search worse. Adult content is huge in terms of traffic generated. https://techcrunch.com/2023/01/03/you-must-now-verify-your-drivers-license-to-watch-pornhub-in-louisiana/ https://techcrunch.com/2023/01/03/you-must-now-verify-your-d...

prepend 4y ago
I think Google purged itself of goatse picks. A plus for not showing gross stuff, but a negative for removing an early internet meme. It’s funny that derived memes still exist even though the original is unavailable.