Google Says Sorry After Indian PM Modi Appears in Top 10 Criminals Search
The search engine giant Google has apologized after Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi appeared in the “Top 10 criminals” image search results. In a statement Google quoted this as a “confusion or misunderstanding.”
In the search results, PM Modi was in the search results prominently alongside the likes of terrorist, dictators and murderers. The other people included in the list were Microsoft founder Bill Gates and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal.
In a statement, Google said: “We apologise for any confusion or misunderstanding this has caused. We’re continually working to improve our algorithms to prevent unexpected results like this.”
When I googled “10 Top Criminals”, I found PM Modi’s pics along with Laden, etc. Google must b SUED. #Top10Criminals pic.twitter.com/lgD6J9uaCG
— Suvie Ritu Chandra (@SuvalagnaC) June 3, 2015
Google said that these flawed search results were due to a British daily which had some erroneous metadata with an image of PM Modi. The internet company said: “These results trouble us and are not reflective of the opinions of Google. Sometimes, the way images are described on the internet can yield surprising results to specific queries.”
To @quuuu2 & those who HATE da BEST PM of India: May be this is a 1st for Indian PM, but Ex US Pres pic is too there! pic.twitter.com/Vxxu783fsl
— Suvie Ritu Chandra (@SuvalagnaC) June 3, 2015
“Sometimes, the way images are described on the internet (metadata) can yield surprising results to specific queries,” the statement added.
Image: Fortune
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