Google apologies

Internet giant Google yesterday apologised for any confusion or misunderstanding caused after Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s images started appearing in image search results for query “ top 10 criminals in India”, which was due  to a British daily which had an image of Mr Modi and erroneous metadata.

“These results trouble us and are not reflective of the opinions of Google. Sometimes, the way images are described on the internet can yield surprising results to specific queries. We apologise for any confusion or misunderstanding this has caused. We’re continually working to improve our algorithms to prevent unexpected results like this,” a Google spokesperson said in a statement.

The image results were drawn from multiple new articles with images of Modi, covering the Prime Minister’s statements with regard to politicians with criminal backgrounds, the new articles do not link Modi to any criminal activity as the words just appeared in close proximity.