Google Search will soon default to blurry images
Google is making a big change to how people search for images in Search in the coming months. The search giant has confirmed that all clear images displayed in search results are blurred by default. Clear images basically refer to any visual image that contains gory, pornographic, or graphic violence, and Google says that Search won’t be fully showing them anytime soon.
Google is introducing this option as part of its Safer Internet Day initiative this week. According to the company, the idea behind this is to ensure that users of all ages are not exposed to explicit images on the Internet.
The blur feature is activated by default in the SafeSearch filtering method, and even if you don’t enable it, Google will automatically start blurring these visuals for everyone. Google shared the news of this feature via a
blog post
earlier this week.
Google continues to introduce various security tools every year, which it claims protects millions of internet users.
The company has also developed ways to prevent cyber fraud in countries like India, where it is easy to misuse the understanding of digital payments and hack into the bank accounts of innocent victims. Child abuse is a major concern in countries like the United States, where the law punishes companies for failing to protect children.
Google is also eager to enter the AI chatbot fray, having this week announced Bard, a ChatGPT competitor, on the market. Google is also hosting an AI event on February 8th where we can hear more about this product and other improvements Google could bring to its products like Search, Maps and more. Microsoft has already used its partnership with Open AI to offer ChatGPT on Bing and the Microsoft Edge web browser, which is available worldwide.
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