In the ever enthralling global fight against porn, two of the heaviest hitters in tech are joining forces to take down the dark side of the internet. Microsoft and Google have just announced new policies to remove the plague from their search engines.
MICROSOFT AND GOOGLE SAY NO TO REVENGE PORN
Revenge porn is the growing trend of showing karma by the way of photos or videos. For example, say Wallace eats Gunther’s strawberry rhubarb pie. That strawberry rhubarb pie was made especially by Gunther’s favorite aunt he only sees once every three years. So to get back at Wallace, Gunther films a video of him cutting the brakes in Wallace’s car and then the aftermath of a fatal car crash. That it revenge porn, although probably a bit extreme. There are far more innocent examples, but Microsoft and Google want to do away with them all.
CENSORSHIP AGAINST REVENGE
Microsoft and Google now remove revenge porn from their search engine if the victim fills out a form requesting it. Also, they will take photos off the internet completely if the content is within their reach. For example, if it’s been shared by Xbox Life or OneDrive, they can take the content away, no questions asked. However, if you want to make a request to have this information taken down, don’t expect Microsoft and Google to always say yes. The two don’t automatically approve every request. Approximately, they take 63% of requestions in their Content Removal Report. So what exactly how do Google and Microsoft decide what makes the cut?
WHO MAKES THE CUT?
There is a reason that 37% got denied for their revenge content removal request. For one, they were asked for some more details regarding the incident. If the content in question didn’t meets the revenge porn criteria, didn’t identify the victim or didn’t contain nudity, then the request would be denied. So take note everybody. If you want to either post a revenge video or request to have it removed, make sure the appropriate attributes are included. Another method would be to have a logical discussion with the person, settle your differences and avoid revenge pornography altogether. That would make too much sense, though.
