[Noisebridge-discuss] Google Image SafeSearch is now mandatory for US IP's

[Daniel Pitts]

On 12/13/12 7:54 AM, Christoph Maier wrote:
> On Thu, Dec 13, 2012 at 7:33 AM, Christoph Maier
> <cm.hardware.software.elsewhere at gmail.com> wrote:
>> On Wed, Dec 12, 2012 at 9:21 PM, Josh Juran <jjuran at gmail.com> wrote:
>>> On Dec 12, 2012, at 12:21 PM, Asheesh Laroia wrote:
>>>
>>>> On Wed, 12 Dec 2012, James Sundquist wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Easily circumvented by using google.co.uk for your search needs.
>>>>
>>>> I can't confirm the claim in the subject line. I can do porn-y searches on
>>>> images.google.com and get porn-y results, with safesearch off. If necessary
>>>> I can provide links.
>>>>
>>>> One easy query with to demonstrate that's not vaguely unmentionable is
>>>> [topless].
>>>
>>> I just did an image search for 'topless', and I didn't see a single picture
>>> of a dreidl.
>>>
>>> Josh
>>>
>> Youtube doesn't allow me to log in with my old youtube name any more;
>> it requires my gmaiil address.
>> Could anyone do a no-stops image search without signing in?
>> Might this have to do with Prop. 35??
>>
>> Christoph
> Tried a little more ... some but not all "explicit" stuff got
> censored, irrsepective of whether I use images.google.com with or
> without signing in.
> So, for now, Big Brother Google is just making decisions what's fit to
> see for us; it doesn't _overtly_ hold us accountable for our searches
> yet.
Just append "porn" to your search, and you'll get what you are looking for.

You want explicit search results, make an explicit search request. Pun 
intended.