Google will remove the images of “revenge porn” of its results … – Le Figaro

The American search engine has announced the establishment of a form to request the delisting of intimate photos published without permission.

The aim of Google is to allow visitors to explore the entire web. Unless exceptions. The US search engine announced Friday it would cut its outcomes images of victims of “revenge porn.” This concept describes the action to publish online photos or intimate video of a person without his authorization, usually in revenge for a breakup. Some countries already have laws severely punishing these practices, as in Israel or in the State of California, or they are punishable by sentences ranging from 6 months to a year in prison. However, many victims are still struggling to convict their assailant or eliminate their Web stolen photos.

Google is going to implement a withdrawal request form such images. “This is a specific procedure, limited to this problem,” says Amit Singhal, vice president of Google, in a blog post. The search engine is committed to dereference the photos or videos concerned. “We are not able to remove these images directly on sites that host them, but we hope that withdraw from our search results can help the victims,” ​​says Amit Singhal.

Before Google, other major figures of the Web have announced measures to fight against the “revenge porn.” The social network Twitter and Reddit American Forum have both officially banned publication of pictures or video of a sexual nature with a person without their consent.

The initative of Google is all the stronger by the site size: in Europe it represents over 90% of the online search market. Furthermore, the search engine is usually very reluctant to censor the content of its results, except when it comes to counterfeit or information prohibited by law (eg child pornography). Over the past year, Google must also consider requests of European internet users who wish to have a link dereference putting their privacy undermined. This decision of the European Court, which has established the “right to be forgotten ‘, was criticized at the time by the search engine, which wanted rather defend the right to information of Internet users.