The world’s largest search engine, Google has had its fair share of controversies and troubles. This time an Indian court has issued notice to the search engine giant, its CEO and India head for listing Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi among top 10 criminals in the world.
According to Mashable, the court was hearing a complaint filed by Sushil Kumar Mishra, an advocate who has argued that a Google search for the ‘top ten criminals of the world’ showed Modi's photograph in the search results.
Mishra informed that he wrote to Google to remove Modi's name from the list, but did not receive any response. Meanwhile, the court also directed registration of a criminal complaint case against Google and its top officials.
As per reports, internet users first discovered Modi images in the search results for "top 10 criminals" in 2015, along with former US President George Bush and Libya’s Muammar Gaddafi.
The incident led to an uproar, which resulted in Google apologizing for causing "any confusion or misunderstanding."
"Sometimes, the way images are described on the internet can yield surprising results to specific queries... We're continually working to improve our algorithms to prevent unexpected results like this," Google had said in a statement.
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