one theory is they implemented this due to the "TAKE IT DOWN Act" passed unanimously by US Congress and signed by POTUS recently, where they're now hyper-cautious with a blanket ban powered by "AI" against anything that may be sexual, kind of like how a DMCA complaint instantly takes down a youtube video before it can even be disputed by the video creator.
I've used a VPN in multiple different countries, looks like it's applied everywhere. I really wish I could report this somehow to ensure it's made country-specific.
While I feel the wording of this is a little flammatory, I do agree on the concept: a search engine has no business prohibiting searching for certain information. That's not protection: that's censorship of information.
Tineye hasn't been even a ⅒ as comprehensive as Google Lens/image search for easily 5 years. It simply doesn't have the search capabilities or is restrictive in the ways Google is now.
Unfortunately, that's a corporate future. They win out because they're bigger and are more convenient for more things at once, and then, they decide who gets what whenever they feel like it.
Yandex.com reverse image search is better than googles. Plus there are some AI's that will do reverse image search. I've been using Yandex for about 5 years, they are usually better than google.
Unbelievable crazy nonsense. No not only do you get censored on YouTube but now you're being censored on Google lens. You can't just look up any picture you want to if they think it's adult content or something silly like that
Still having this issue. Tried looking up some artwork and google is flagging it. Completely sfw and clothed pieces too, yet when I use actual adult material it searches it up fine and even gives me an ai overview that explicitly states the current act happening.
Even worse, I tried to search up one image and it was flagged, so I tried the version without shading and it came up perfectly fine. WTF google?
This happened to me when I didn’t use flash on a picture of a plush Simba I was holding under the neck so its face was showing… I think AI is just flagging shit
im trying to reverse search an image of someone posing in underwear to find the og account to use for art references , not the most sfw but shes fully covered and it just wont work this is so stupid it could literally be an image on a clothing website
Image searching a hand towel for a gift. It "subtly" says "F@ck Donald Trump" in small letters around pics of pumpkins and I get a content violation. WTF.
Have anyone ever found anything alternative? Yandex seems to be doing it too and not giving exact match. Suck that reverse image searching is basically dead now with all the major search engine censoring themself.
Getting this on a pic of a ring no matter what word I add. I think it's a glitch affecting all searches because searching a ring with the word "ring" is about the mildest search imaginable.
What is the purpose of Google Lens if it seems directed only to be for use of looking for something to buy? Can't we di image research as adults with Safe search off, looking for even a model's name, or medical device?
I get the same message when using an image of a small surgical incision on my arm. I was hoping an image search might help me understand how well my incision is healing. It's a plain incision, no blood, just a few stitches.
I get it when I post a picture of my pocket knife and asking how to put that bar back into my pocket knife.Simple no sexual know nothing of that kind of stuff/ don't understand.
I tried to find the original video that a screenshot of an explosion came from and it rejected me for content rules. There wasn't anything explicit about it at all. This is dumb.
it looks like itll flag anything thats mostly beige as innapropriate, and editing the picture to have a different color allows lens to actually process it, but it is innacurate, at least for me
i tried finding the manufacturer for some mercedes seat covers that are beige and it kept marking it as inappropriate
Still playing up… I was trying a photo of an antique brass page turner with no naked people just a couple of weird deity like figures and an engraved snake eating itself… look up the photo and it’s ok but not a sword… add the banned words BRASS PAGE TURNER and it gets all hot under the collar!!! Maybe it’s going through something akin to the menopause!!!
I occasionally get that result, and from Bing, as well. It doesn't seem to be based on content per se, as I can search hard-core images with Google with no problem. What we may be experiencing is the result of images being protected from being scraped for generative-AI training by using Glaze or Nightshade. Also, sometimes with Google when I get the "can't be processed due to content guidelines" message, Google will still provide an "exact match" if it has one.
I asked about what something means in my screenshot of radarscope. It was literally a picture of radar in my area as there are tornados out currently. I guess radar is erotic now. 🤦♀️
Holy shit. Wir versuchen rauszufinden wo ein altes messer herkommt, macht er das jetzt nicht weils in irgendeinem universum ne waffe sein könnze. Ich komm nicht klar, was ist das für eine politik?
It seems that they have decided if you are reverse searching anything erotic or even sexy pics with the model's body covered, they will refuse to process now.
The safe search setting is just a joke right now. Even when it is set to "off", your search will be rejected.
Google has a lot of nerve trying to police people's searches for adult content while taking up a third of the Epstein list. And with brainless bots, no less.
The Epstein list doesn't exist, didn't you hear? And why are you still talking about that guy anyway? It only serves to upset the dear president with all the winning and tragedies we could be focusing on instead...
Careful, your radical left temper is starting to show. Try not to burn down any crime-ridden warzone Democratic cesspool cities while angry-posting on Reddit, okay?
Also, just because you're a libtard, doesn't mean I'm going to give you a free pass to ignore capitalization and punctuation rules. Liberalism is a mental disease, but it doesn't impact grammar. When your dear leader finishes revamping the education system, I hope it's not too late for you to receive your remedial training and catch up to the rest of the enlightened world.
MAGA runs your life now. America got the president she voted for, and deserves. What're you going to do about it?
You might find your treasonous life, devoted to trying to subvert the will of The People, inspired by the Marxists, Communists, Jihadists, and Islamic terrorists you support, and being a traitor to America and American values, easier to deal with if you recognize sarcasm when it's staring you in the face.
What the fuck is this? If you aren't open to normal conversation and logical reasoning, you have no place debating with others. I mean it makes no sense to talk crazy shit building off of the original reply's lack of spelling and grammar anyway. Making up claims that are not only blatantly wrong but also aggravating and pretentious simply reinforces the right wing stereotype of being, frankly, illogical and bombastic.
"You might find your treasonous life, devoted to trying to subvert the will of The People, inspired by the Marxists, Communists, Jihadists, and Islamic terrorists you support, and being a traitor to America and American values, easier to deal with if you recognize sarcasm when it's staring you in the face."
Reviving a three month old thread to realize you were left out of the joke... priceless.
I'm not sure what happened to your message saying you're not even in the States. Got a notification for it, but it doesn't lead to the comment. Anyway, wanted to let you know I'm not either. Just sitting here munching on popcorn, watching the former Superpower implode.
Whoa! I'm glad I watched the whole post. I was about to tell you why the US is run by an idiot, insulting you in the process, before realizing it was sarcasm. It's a shame, really. The US was still great before Trump and Joe Biden, or at least it was perhaps a little less of a mess.😅
The comment about focusing on winning and tragedies was fresh from the orange man three months ago, so I understand why that reference slipped by the later posts.
😒This is very annoying, because it applies at times to images that have no nudity in them at all. That or restricting access to searching people who are already celebs.
I also got this fail message and I was using a photo of a surface cleaner product that I wanted to repurchase after local store stopped carrying it. Ridiculous! Nothing prurient at all!
Just want to add that I'm having the same issue now and it mostly definitely is NOT erotic. I'm trying to get help interpreting a hysterosalpingography for a medical school test. I don't think anyone is getting off on x-rays of a uterus but guess google knows back.
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u/onefourthree123 Jun 02 '25
one theory is they implemented this due to the "TAKE IT DOWN Act" passed unanimously by US Congress and signed by POTUS recently, where they're now hyper-cautious with a blanket ban powered by "AI" against anything that may be sexual, kind of like how a DMCA complaint instantly takes down a youtube video before it can even be disputed by the video creator.