[LINK] ALA Site blocked by Google's Filter

[Ivan Trundle]

Forwarded from Karen Schneider, kgs at lii.org...

It's worth reminding ourselves that as information specialists, we
have
been right on this issue all along.

http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/people/edelman/google-safesearch/

"Testing indicates that SafeSearch blocks at least tens of thousands
of
web pages without any sexually-explicit content, whether graphical or
textual. Blocked results include sites operated by educational
institutions, non-profits, news media, and national and local
governments."

Harvard analysts observed, "In making SafeSearch available to the
public, with the knowledge that many thousands of Internet users will
rely on it day in and day out, Google puts its name and reputation
behind this specific implementation of content filtering."

Also see discussion in Searchday:

http://www.searchenginewatch.com/searchday/article.php/2191611

"Google's SafeSearch porn filter was found to exclude non-porn sites
such as the American Library Association, in a recent test conducted
by
the Harvard Law School's Berkman Center for Internet & Society."


--
Ivan Trundle