Google has apologized and changed the results of the search term “Jew” on its website after widespread outcry.
In a tweet, a representative for the search said it outsources its definitions to a third party and the result is a mistake.
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Following the New York Times’ and Washington Post’s recent diatribes against Jews, it is only fitting that Google, the world’s largest search engine, joins the fray, becoming just the latest in a long string of companies mainstreaming antisemitism.
When searching the “Jew definition” on Google, one could reasonably expect to get a definition describing someone from the Jewish people. But that’s not what happens. Instead, the top result is to “bargain with someone in a miserly or petty way” – an infamous antisemitic trope implying that Jews are petty and cheap.
To see the actual definition of “Jew,” one has to click on “Translations and more definitions” – it doesn’t even show up without taking the extra step.
In a world that is becoming increasingly antisemitic and antisemitic personalities like Kanye West are given platforms to spew their hatred, one would hope that a massive company like Google would at least do its best to ensure that Jews are protected while on its platforms and that users are steered away from hatred against them.
Sadly, that appears not to be the case.
Source: (YWN World Headquarters – NYC)