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MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. — Without fanfare, internet search giant Google on Tuesday quietly unblocked the term “bisexual” from its search engine results.
Prior to the change, Google had associated “bisexual” with pornography, and the search giant added the term or associated word groupings to its list of banned terms in 2009.
Bisexual pride flag.
After Google unblocked the term “bisexual,” phrases such as “bisexual quotes,” “bisexual rights,” and “bisexual parenting” are now automatically suggested to Google users as of this month.
“It’s not every day one of the biggest companies in the world changes its mind, but we are thankful that Google now sees bisexual people just like everyone else.”
“It will take time for bisexual search terms to be ranked as they were before the ban, but now bisexual people and their allies have a fighting chance to be seen, heard, and understood,” said Cheltenham.
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Aparently not in Scotland or the UK.
Worked when I googled it, but I live in the U.S.
Sorry for the controls in Scotland and the UK.
What’s up with that Google?
Bisexual was banned? so you’re saying that .. “I” was banned? :[ Oh.
Why ban that word?
ive googled porn and pornography before and had no problems finding either… this makes no since to me… :/
Didn’t work when I just did it… and I live in the US :-(
Why is Google regulating what people can search.
I just googled it and it worked.
Why was it ever banned? So silly.
I am shocked that it was ever blocked in the first place. Freedom of speech issue?
That really offends me!! I’m 36, I’ve been bi since I was 16, & I’m not just “confused”! It seems to me that there is a significant lack of support for individuals who identify themselves as bi. I blame it on drunk girls who hook up just to turn guys on. I know who I am, and I know what I like. I’m honest and proud of it!!!
I think they mean FILTERED, not banned. Google uses a filtering system default-set at filtering adult searches, which you can easily turn off. Not assuming the word bisexual is tied to porn content is the real story.
What the fuck google? why was this filtered in the first place?
Wait Bisexual was banned? then how come I could always find gay or bi porn?
Why did they ban it in the first place?
Unfortunately, Ashley, it’s the girls that get mad at guys and decide they like girls and do the bouncing back and forth that gives you bi’s a bad rap… goodness knows I wish you girls stopped playing with my little queer heart. :p