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June 30, 2006

Ask.com Removes "Legacy Filters" To Enable Pedophilia Keyword Search

About a week ago we covered a story that Ask.com was blocking search terms such as laws against pedophilia and preventing child pornography, amongst others. Philipp notes that Ask.com has removed the "legacy filters" to enable those types of searches. In fact, for the search on preventing child pornography, you get a special "smart answer" for "Child Abuse Resources."

Posted by Barry Schwartz on June 30, 2006 9:19 AM

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