Of course, the change may be seen as a benefit for parents and others who would prefer not to stumble onto explicit images with broad search terms. It also adds seemingly unnecessary steps for those who may have already indicated their interest in explicit content by turning SafeSearch off. Users upset about the change have expressed their concern on the web, and while Google may not be censoring search results, it's still forcing people to change their search behavior. Now, users are allowed simply to toggle SafeSearch on or off, and the setting is turned off by default. Previously, users could select from three levels of search filtration with a SafeSearch drop-down menu: "strict" filtering (no explicit content), "moderate" filtering (the default setting), or no filtering. The Verge performed several cross-search engine tests and discovered that Google's new results are, in fact, quite different the following searches in the image below used the same query with filtering turned off. The difference in search results is apparent when comparing Google's new image search algorithm to other browsers, and also to some of Google's international sites (like Google's German image search site, for example), which have not been updated with the new search rules. The change to image search requires users to be more specific when requesting explicit content, and now presents them with a pop-up warning if Google detects that a user is searching for explicit content for the first time. The change left many users confused and upset earlier today after the company appeared to be blocking explicit images even for users who have SafeSearch turned off. Google tweaked its SafeSearch filter today - a feature that allows users to prevent explicit content from appearing in search results - making it less likely for some queries to return pornographic content.
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