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Google apologizes for racist N-word searches on Google Maps redirecting to White House

Posted by Olog-hai on Wed May 20 11:00:18 2015

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The Verge

Racist searches in Google Maps send users to the White House

By James Vincent | on May 20, 2015 07:53 am
Google has apologized after it was discovered that certain searches in Google Maps containing the word "nigger" direct users to the White House.

Anyone searching for "nigger house" or "nigger king" in the Washington area is directed to the home of US president Barack Obama, while global searches for terms including "niggahouse" also return the White House as the number one search result.

"Some inappropriate results are surfacing in Google Maps that should not be, and we apologize for any offense this may have caused," said a spokesperson for Google in a statement. "Our teams are working to fix this issue quickly."

At the time of writing, these offensives searches still return the same results.

This mistake, first spotted by The Washington Post, isn't the first difficulty that Google has had with its Maps app.

Last month, the search giant also apologized for an image of its Android mascot urinating on an Apple logo that appeared in Google Maps in Pakistan.

As a result of this incident, Google shut down the Map Maker program that allows users to submit their own edits to the site.

Before this, pranksters had also fiddled with Maps' business directory in order to put Edward Snowden in the White House.


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Posted by mcorivervsaf on Wed May 20 11:14:02 2015, in response to Google apologizes for racist N-word searches on Google Maps redirecting to White House, posted by Olog-hai on Wed May 20 11:00:18 2015.

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SMH. Then again, they put out this image on Google Maps in Pakistan:



Shame on you, Google.

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Re: Google apologizes for racist N-word searches on Google Maps redirecting to White House

Posted by orange blossom special on Wed May 20 11:36:45 2015, in response to Re: Google apologizes for racist N-word searches on Google Maps redirecting to White House, posted by mcorivervsaf on Wed May 20 11:14:02 2015.

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I blame the horrible new google maps that won't let you go back to the working classic view.

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Re: Google apologizes for racist N-word searches on Google Maps redirecting to White House

Posted by SLRT on Wed May 20 11:54:56 2015, in response to Google apologizes for racist N-word searches on Google Maps redirecting to White House, posted by Olog-hai on Wed May 20 11:00:18 2015.

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Can you imagine people disrespecting the President of the United States like that? That would never happen to a white guy.




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Re: Google apologizes for racist N-word searches on Google Maps redirecting to White House

Posted by italianstallion on Wed May 20 15:27:09 2015, in response to Re: Google apologizes for racist N-word searches on Google Maps redirecting to White House, posted by SLRT on Wed May 20 11:54:56 2015.

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You know, I followed Bush extremely closely, and didn't like him. I saw many lefty websites at the time. I saw all kinds of Bush satire. I never saw this image until you posted it today. I suspect it was extremely rare and not well-cirlculated, unlike all the horrible "satirical" images of Obama today.

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Re: Google apologizes for racist N-word searches on Google Maps redirecting to White House

Posted by Olog-hai on Wed May 20 20:47:52 2015, in response to Re: Google apologizes for racist N-word searches on Google Maps redirecting to White House, posted by orange blossom special on Wed May 20 11:36:45 2015.

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Agreed. Even "Lite mode" is horrid.

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Re: Google apologizes for racist N-word searches on Google Maps redirecting to White House

Posted by SelkirkTMO on Wed May 20 21:17:01 2015, in response to Re: Google apologizes for racist N-word searches on Google Maps redirecting to White House, posted by Olog-hai on Wed May 20 20:47:52 2015.

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It's google. The power behind "Android." If it was working, keep screwing with it until it doesn't anymore. Then ship it. :)

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Re: Google apologizes for racist N-word searches on Google Maps redirecting to White House

Posted by FYBklyn1959 on Wed May 20 22:25:17 2015, in response to Re: Google apologizes for racist N-word searches on Google Maps redirecting to White House, posted by Olog-hai on Wed May 20 20:47:52 2015.

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IAWTP

(what's the world coming to LOL)

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Re: Google apologizes for racist N-word searches on Google Maps redirecting to White House

Posted by gp38/r42 chris on Thu May 21 06:24:29 2015, in response to Re: Google apologizes for racist N-word searches on Google Maps redirecting to White House, posted by italianstallion on Wed May 20 15:27:09 2015.

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Oh please, they were constantly comparing him to a monkey. Even people here posted images similar to that.

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Re: Google apologizes for racist N-word searches on Google Maps redirecting to White House

Posted by gp38/r42 chris on Thu May 21 06:28:39 2015, in response to Re: Google apologizes for racist N-word searches on Google Maps redirecting to White House, posted by italianstallion on Wed May 20 15:27:09 2015.

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Lmao, very "rare" indeed.....

http://www.google.com/search?q=george+bush+monkey&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ei=vrRdVeyyEdCayATgiYGYCw&ved=0CAcQ_AUoAQ&biw=360&bih=487

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Re: Google apologizes for racist N-word searches on Google Maps redirecting to White House

Posted by mcorivervsaf on Thu May 21 07:48:50 2015, in response to Re: Google apologizes for racist N-word searches on Google Maps redirecting to White House, posted by SelkirkTMO on Wed May 20 21:17:01 2015.

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Re: Google apologizes for racist N-word searches on Google Maps redirecting to White House

Posted by Olog-hai on Thu May 21 08:50:15 2015, in response to Re: Google apologizes for racist N-word searches on Google Maps redirecting to White House, posted by gp38/r42 chris on Thu May 21 06:24:29 2015.

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Truth.

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Re: Google apologizes for racist N-word searches on Google Maps redirecting to White House

Posted by Spider-Pig on Thu May 21 09:01:41 2015, in response to Re: Google apologizes for racist N-word searches on Google Maps redirecting to White House, posted by gp38/r42 chris on Thu May 21 06:24:29 2015.

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George W. Bush is an ape and so are you and I.

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Re: Google apologizes for racist N-word searches on Google Maps redirecting to White House

Posted by SMAZ on Thu May 21 09:41:49 2015, in response to Re: Google apologizes for racist N-word searches on Google Maps redirecting to White House, posted by SLRT on Wed May 20 11:54:56 2015.

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HAHAHAHAHA!!!

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Re: Google apologizes for racist N-word searches on Google Maps redirecting to White House

Posted by SMAZ on Thu May 21 09:42:32 2015, in response to Re: Google apologizes for racist N-word searches on Google Maps redirecting to White House, posted by italianstallion on Wed May 20 15:27:09 2015.

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I never saw this image until you posted it today.

me either.

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Re: Google apologizes for racist N-word searches on Google Maps redirecting to White House

Posted by SLRT on Thu May 21 09:46:03 2015, in response to Re: Google apologizes for racist N-word searches on Google Maps redirecting to White House, posted by Spider-Pig on Thu May 21 09:01:41 2015.

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I'm a BETTER quality ape, if you don't mind. Are you?

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Re: Google apologizes for racist N-word searches on Google Maps redirecting to White House

Posted by SLRT on Thu May 21 09:56:46 2015, in response to Re: Google apologizes for racist N-word searches on Google Maps redirecting to White House, posted by SMAZ on Thu May 21 09:42:32 2015.

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So I guess it's never happened then.

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Re: Google apologizes for racist N-word searches on Google Maps redirecting to White House

Posted by Spider-Pig on Thu May 21 10:26:54 2015, in response to Re: Google apologizes for racist N-word searches on Google Maps redirecting to White House, posted by SLRT on Thu May 21 09:46:03 2015.

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You're a better quality ape than George W. Bush? Why would you say that?

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Re: Google apologizes for racist N-word searches on Google Maps redirecting to White House

Posted by SLRT on Thu May 21 11:20:39 2015, in response to Re: Google apologizes for racist N-word searches on Google Maps redirecting to White House, posted by Spider-Pig on Thu May 21 10:26:54 2015.

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I peel my bananas before I eat them.

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Re: Google apologizes for racist N-word searches on Google Maps redirecting to White House

Posted by AlM on Thu May 21 11:28:59 2015, in response to Re: Google apologizes for racist N-word searches on Google Maps redirecting to White House, posted by SLRT on Thu May 21 11:20:39 2015.

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Now that is extremely insulting to President Bush.



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Re: Google apologizes for racist N-word searches on Google Maps redirecting to White House

Posted by SLRT on Thu May 21 11:38:30 2015, in response to Re: Google apologizes for racist N-word searches on Google Maps redirecting to White House, posted by AlM on Thu May 21 11:28:59 2015.

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I'm also better than President Obama because I keep my dogs as pets, not dinner; and than Romney, Because I tie luggage on the car, not my dogs.

Civilization improves one step at a time.

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Re: Google apologizes for racist N-word searches on Google Maps redirecting to White House

Posted by SMAZ on Thu May 21 12:22:40 2015, in response to Re: Google apologizes for racist N-word searches on Google Maps redirecting to White House, posted by SLRT on Thu May 21 11:20:39 2015.

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HAHA!!!

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Re: Google apologizes for racist N-word searches on Google Maps redirecting to White House

Posted by SelkirkTMO on Thu May 21 16:29:52 2015, in response to Re: Google apologizes for racist N-word searches on Google Maps redirecting to White House, posted by SLRT on Thu May 21 11:38:30 2015.

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Not ...necessarily. :)

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Re: Google apologizes for racist N-word searches on Google Maps redirecting to White House

Posted by SelkirkTMO on Thu May 21 16:44:27 2015, in response to Re: Google apologizes for racist N-word searches on Google Maps redirecting to White House, posted by mcorivervsaf on Thu May 21 07:48:50 2015.

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Ah, the Linux motto! :)

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Re: Google apologizes for racist N-word searches on Google Maps redirecting to White House

Posted by 3-9 on Thu May 21 17:05:26 2015, in response to Re: Google apologizes for racist N-word searches on Google Maps redirecting to White House, posted by SelkirkTMO on Thu May 21 16:44:27 2015.

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Seriously. :-)

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Re: Google apologizes for racist N-word searches on Google Maps redirecting to White House

Posted by jimmymc25 on Sat May 23 19:12:22 2015, in response to Re: Google apologizes for racist N-word searches on Google Maps redirecting to White House, posted by SLRT on Thu May 21 11:38:30 2015.

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Sometimes it seems to be going backwards.....like a Google update.

Jimmymc25

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Re: Google apologizes for racist N-word searches on Google Maps redirecting to White House

Posted by jimmymc25 on Sat May 23 19:15:09 2015, in response to Re: Google apologizes for racist N-word searches on Google Maps redirecting to White House, posted by gp38/r42 chris on Thu May 21 06:28:39 2015.

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I'm a "lefty" and I didn't care for it then and certainly don't care for the Obama stuff now.


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Re: Google apologizes for racist N-word searches on Google Maps redirecting to White House

Posted by Rockparkman on Sat May 23 21:32:49 2015, in response to Re: Google apologizes for racist N-word searches on Google Maps redirecting to White House, posted by SLRT on Wed May 20 11:54:56 2015.

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Looks like Brezhnev.

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