Google has officially announced that in the coming months, the company is all set to bring a new feature to its Search engine. Now, the company will blur explicit images in Search with a new default setting.
As per the image below, Google will add a new online safety feature called “SafeSearch Blurring” with this upcoming feature the explicit images will be blurred in Google Search. Thanks to Google for making search engine safer for kids. However, you can turn off this setting “at any time” over the age of 18.
In the coming months, we’re expanding a safeguard to help protect you and your family from inadvertently encountering explicit imagery on Search. SafeSearch filtering is already on by default for signed-in users under 18, but soon, a new setting will blur explicit imagery if it appears in Search results when SafeSearch filtering isn’t turned on. This setting will be the new default for people who don’t already have the SafeSearch filter turned on, with the option to adjust settings at any time – Google.
Meanwhile, the company also said that “When it comes to kids and families using our platforms, we know keeping them safe is a priority.”