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Google apologises over Modi image search results
New Delhi, June 3
Internet giant Google on
Wednesday apologised "for any confusion or misunderstanding" caused
after Prime Minister Narendra Modi's images started appearing in image
search results for query on "Top 10 criminals in India".
"These
results trouble us and are not reflective of the opinions of Google.
Sometimes, the way images are described on the internet can yield
surprising results to specific queries. We apologise for any confusion
or misunderstanding this has caused. We're continually working to
improve our algorithms to prevent unexpected results like this," a
Google spokesperson said in a statement.
Google said that results
to the query "top 10 criminals in india" was due to a British daily
which had an image of Modi and erroneous metadata.
It said that
in this case, the image search results were drawn from multiple news
articles with images of Modi, covering the prime minister's statements
with regard to politicians with criminal backgrounds, but added that the
news articles do not link Modi to criminal activity, and the words just
appeared in close proximity to each other.