Google Inc.

Robin Nittka

Matthias Heiler

Michael Schaer

Thomas Fischbacher

Laura Dragoi

David Vago

Nikola Todorovic

A system and method for providing a search experience in which users are protected from exposure to inappropriate offensive or sensitive content is described. A search system may classify a search query and candidate search results obtained in response to the search query. Based on the classification of the search query and search results, the candidate search results may be modified to generate a set of search results presented to a user such that the presented search results do not include inappropriate sensitive or offensive content.

Protecting users from inappropriate sensitive or offensive search results

A system and method for training a search query classifier may be used to develop a large database of search queries used to access inappropriate sensitive or offensive content. A database of well-known and frequently-used search queries for accessing inappropriate sensitive content is expanded by monitoring additional search queries received from a user within a preset time period of the user submitting one of the well-known and frequently-used search queries. The additional search queries received from a user are further evaluated to determine if they are likely associated with inappropriate sensitive or offensive content.

Utilizing user co-search behavior to identify search queries seeking inappropriate content

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