CNN reported earlier this afternoon that Google
has issued an "apology" for the results of 'Michelle Obama' image search.
For
the past week if users searched 'Michelle Obama' under an image search the
first image to come up was that of an altered Michelle resembling an ape.
Google
seems to have pulled the image, "On
Wednesday morning, the racially offensive image appeared to have been removed
from any Google Image searches for "Michelle Obama."
Although
the image does not come up with a direct search of Michelle Obama the image
still appears when searched as 'Michelle Obama ape.'
Google
safely separated themselves from the backlash, "The beliefs and
preferences of those who work at Google, as well as the opinions of the general
public, do not determine or impact our search results."
Although
Google issued this apology they still defend the freedom of the Internet and
its contents.
"Accordingly, we do not remove a page from our search results simply because its content is unpopular or because we receive complaints concerning it."
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