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Google And Microsoft Take A Stance Against Child Abuse

Kicks off at UK, will soon roll out to other regions within the next six months.

 

As Facebook opens its virtual doors to teens, Google and Microsoft have finally decided to do something about images that depict child abuse in UK. BBC reports that there are over 100,000 search terms that will now throw up no results, and show a message that reminds the user "child abuse imagery is illegal".

If you now look for "child pornography" on Google in the UK, BBC says, "[the] search engine now brings up a set of search results that include warnings that child abuse imagery is illegal. The first three links are all related to reporting disturbing images or seeking help if you think you or someone you know has a problem with child porn".

This is the first time arch rivals Microsoft (with Bing) and Google have joined hands for a social cause. The limitations will begin in the UK first, and will spread in 158 other languages over the next six months. That said, while this exercise will make it harder for people to look for such images, these will not be removed from the search servers.

Sites which are outside the purview of search engine crawlers (known as darknet) are usually password protected, or indexing-locked forums. However, even though this is a very small (and possibly inconsequential step), both organisations have promised help to the National Crime Agency and other organisations to crack down paedophiles.


TAGS: Internet, Google, Security, Microsoft

 
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