Thursday, May 21, 2015

Google apologizes for racist Obama results on … – The Nacional.com

Google today called racist apologize for some results in its mapping service after it was revealed that the search for the word “black house” or “black king” as one of arrojase the results leading the White House, referring to the US president, Barack Obama.

“some inappropriate in Google Maps that should not have appeared and we apologize for any offense results have appeared this may have caused, “he said a spokesman for the company said in a statement, after revealing the search conducted by The Washington Post.

According to the newspaper, searching for the word” black house ” or “black king” cast as a primary outcome, or one of the top three, the White House.

“Our teams are working to fix the problem quickly,” the spokesman added.

Google recently suspended temporarily the option that allowed the public edit the maps after several incidents like Google mascot urinating on the Apple logo in Pakistan.

The technology company based in Mountain View (California) indicated that perform an update on the situation on 27 May and meanwhile has invited users to communicate any issues with Google Maps.

Google ensures that his service attacks maps have intensified in recent months, but it is unclear whether the latest incident with the White House is the work of others or a problem with the search algorithm of the company.

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