Protecting children online
Posted by Nicole Wong, Associate
General Counsel
Google is deeply committed to providing a healthy and trusted
online environment for all of our users, and especially children.
While the Internet provides an amazing opportunity for people to
connect with useful information, some online material poses serious
risks to children and families, and some online behavior violates
the law and should be eradicated. Child pornography, in particular,
is a horrific and vicious crime. Today, I
before the House of Representatives Subcommittee on Oversight and
Investigations about Google’s efforts to keep kids safe online.
Among the initiatives that I highlighted:
- Google has a zero-tolerance policy on child pornography. We
prohibit any advertising related to child pornography. When we
become aware of child pornography anywhere in our search engine or
on our site, we immediately remove and report it to the appropriate
authorities.
- We work closely with law enforcement to help track down child
predators, and respond to hundreds of child safety-related requests
per year.
- We help families stay safe online with tools like
which enables users to filter adult content from search results. We
also promote online safety through our support of the
campaign.
These are just the beginning. We believe that much can be done to
combat child exploitation online, and are committed to doing our
part to protect the Internet as a safe place for all.
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