Google announced today that it will enable a new SafeSearch blurring setting by default for all users in the coming months. The filter is designed to help people protect themselves and their families ...

Imad was a senior reporter covering Google and internet culture. Hailing from Texas, Imad started his journalism career in 2013 and has amassed bylines with The New York Times, The Washington Post, ...

Microsoft Corp. has added a separate domain to its Bing search service just for pornographic images and video. No, Microsoft isn’t getting into the smut business. Instead, the company is trying to ...

Google has debuted a new default SafeSearch setting, somewhere between “on” and “off,” that automatically blurs explicit images in search results for most people. In a blog post timed to Safer ...

Well, the option to request for removal of deepfakes has been there for a long time as part of Google’s policies. Now, whenever Google’s system grants someone’s removal request, it will also filter ...

After a staggering increase in the number of fake pornographic videos and images uploaded online in the last several years, Google on Wednesday announced new measures to assist victims and reduce the ...

Sites that host deepfakes that Google removes will be demoted in Search rankings. Sites that host deepfakes that Google removes will be demoted in Search rankings. is a news writer focused on creative ...

Google updated its algorithm to combat explicit deepfakes. Content removal processes are now easier and more comprehensive. Search rankings will demote sites with frequent policy violations. Google ...