Tuesday, January 19, 2010

Google just can't seem to figure out how to fix the bug that censors negative suggestions about Islam

Robert Spencer has noticed some strange behavior at Google. Google just can't seem to figure out how to fix the bug that censors negative suggestions about Islam -- Day 13 - Jihad Watch.

Try it yourself. Go to Google, type in "Christianity is" (without the quotes) and you'll see a host of suggestions for completing the sentence, including "Christianity is not a religion", "Christianity is false", "Christianity is a cult" and many others.

Same for Judaism, Hinduism, Wicca, Scientology, Catholicism, religion, and atheism.

Now try it for "Islam is".

Go ahead, I'll wait.

....

Nothing, right?

Lots of suggestions for "Islam", but as soon as you tack on the "is", the suggestion list is empty.

Same thing, by the way, with "Jainism is", and "Wahabism is".

Some of these computer bugs can be most frustrating.

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