Google is mobilizing against the “revenge porn” – RTL.fr

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with Digital writing RTL, with AFP posted on 20/06/2015 at 22:04 updated on 20/06/2015 at 22:08

Google is committed to fight against” revenge porn “(” revenge porn “) . The US Internet giant said, Friday, June 19, have taken steps to curb the phenomenon. The American group will therefore attempt to limited dissemination of these sexual images, broadcast without the consent of those photographed or filmed.

“We have heard many disturbing stories of ‘revenge porn’, where a person seeking to publicly humiliate her ex-partner will publish intimate pictures on the internet, “said one of the bosses of Google search, Amit Singhal in a blog post. There is also the “stories of hackers who distribute images after having stolen from the accounts of their victims,” ​​he continues, describing both of which are growing and which Google is, in fact, become one of the relay.

Victims should contact Google

“Some pictures are found used blackmail Sites (‘sextorsion’) where people are forced to pay for the pictures to be removed, “rapporte-t-il.Google decided to withdraw results Search Engine his images of people naked or sexually explicit, when the latter demand the . A similar policy is applied by the group concerning the dissemination of certain sensitive data such as bank account numbers or signatures.

“Our philosophy has always been that research reflects what the internet as a whole. But porn-revenge (…) only serves to degrade the victims , mostly women, “Judge Amit Singhal. Remove image search engine “will not solve the problem” , he tempers. “These images will remain on the sites. But responding to inquiries from people who want to remove the search results may help.” Social Networks Twitter and Reddit apply a similar policy , prohibiting explicit images published without the consent of those involved.

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