Google responded to the controversy surrounding the definition of “Jew” that appeared as a result on the popular search engine on Tuesday by offering its apologies.
When the word “Jew” was googled Tuesday morning, the word came up as an offensive verb, at least until around 1 p.m.
Google has denied that it manipulates search results.
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Specifically, the top definition that appeared in Google search results described the word “Jew” as “dealing with someone in a petty or petty way,” with the origin “referring to old stereotypes that associate Jews with the trade and money lending. “
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Google search liaison Danny Sullivan took to Twitter to apologize on behalf of the search engine company while also offering an explanation.
“Our apologies,” Sullivan tweeted. “Google licenses definitions from experts in third-party dictionaries. We only show offensive definitions by default if they are the primary meaning of a term. As this is not the case here, we have blocked it and provided feedback to the partner for further review . .”
Fox News Digital sought a statement from Google about why the search for the word “Jew” included an “offensive” verb as the primary definition, before it was recently changed to the definition of a noun.
What the Google search engine temporarily displayed as the primary definition of the word “Jew.”
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In response, Google focused attention on Sullivan’s tweet and a help center article on how Google gets definitions in Search.
According to the Google representative, the dictionary boxes display definitions from third-party expert sources. The representative also said that Google does not create, write or modify definitions, adding that the results do not reflect Google’s views.
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“We license definitions, including examples, similar and opposite words, and origins, from third-party experts who compile dictionaries,” the representative noted.
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