Bing Gets Porn Domain To Filter Explicit Content 200
sopssa writes "Bing has set up a separate domain just for porn images and videos. '[The] general manager of Microsoft Bing said in a blog post that potentially explicit images and video content now will be coming from one separate domain — explicit.bing.net. 'This is invisible to the end customer, but allows for filtering of that content by domain which makes it much easier for customers at all levels to block this content regardless of what the SafeSearch settings might be.' When Bing was first launched, there was some online chatter about explicit images popping up when videos were 'previewed' in the search results. This means the thumbnails and videos are served from that domain, allowing easy filter of them in corporate and school networks. Users still normally use www.bing.com. Instead of heavily filtering the results, this is quite a good move."
Awesome! (Score:5, Funny)
I'm tired of non-explicit images ruining my Google searches!
To be or not to be... (Score:3, Funny)
How does Microsoft define what is 'explicit'? (Score:5, Funny)
That would be an interesting job. Microsoft Smut Engineer. Wait, I think that's what they already call MS Office developers...
One hell of a statement (Score:4, Funny)
"Microsoft is never done when it comes to providing tools to help customers, whether they are large enterprises, local school districts or parents" - Mike Nichols, general manager of Microsoft Bing.
Never done.
Yep, sounds informative.
j.
Fear of MS Bob Hope *grips* Google (Score:5, Funny)
Microsoft today heeded the lessons of technological history, taking the popular "preview porn videos in the search engine" feature and turning its Bob Hope search engine [today.com] into a porn finder at the address explicit.bobhope.microsoft.com.
"It worked for VHS over Beta, porn sites were leading innovators in online payments. It's a natural synergy," said Steve Ballmer, looking somewhat sweaty and flushed.
Porn sites are some of the keenest users of Microsoft technologies, using the undocumented interfaces in Internet Explorer to install helpful toolbars and bulk email tools on users' systems. "It's all about tools. Developers, developers, developers, developers!"
Windows 7 final will include a "boot straight into porn" mode. "We found that was what users really wanted in an operating system." It will include the Storm, Conficker and FBI botnets as standard. "If you can't beat 'em, join 'em."
Mr Ballmer promised that Microsoft will, as always, deliver. "Unlike porn sites, we don't just tease — we really will fuck you. Totally."
PR Stroke of Genius! (Score:5, Funny)
Re:I'm anal (and not in the fun way) so... (Score:5, Funny)
Well, in this context, in my experience more a domsubain... I mean, or so I heard.
(ok, it's lame, but this asked for a BDSM joke and I coudn't come up with a better one)
Re:BadAnalogyGuy (Score:3, Funny)
BadAnalogyGuy has gone to ground after being outed as a Scientologist. But if he should contact you, offering a free personality test, firmly refuse him.
Thanks, but you don't have to worry. I have no personality.
Re:Hrmmm (Score:3, Funny)
Use greasemonkey/AdBlock to remove all images from bing.com but whitelist explicit.bing.com? At least that would save you some bandwidth in downloading non-explicit content.
Re:PR Stroke of Genius! (Score:4, Funny)
When I first read about this yesterday my gut reaction was to immediatly go to bing and search for porn (after turning off the filtering of course)...
Marketing Genius....long live the porn providers!!!
Re:Awesome! (Score:5, Funny)
Most pornography contains people not wearing their costumes.
Re:How does Microsoft define what is 'explicit'? (Score:1, Funny)
Microsoft Smut Engineer. Wait, I think that's what they already call MS Office developers...
We need a certification program so people can call themselves Microsoft CERTIFIED Smut Engineer, or MCSE for short.
Re:I'm anal (and not in the fun way) so... (Score:5, Funny)
With jokes like that, you must really be strapped for cash ;)
Re:How does Microsoft define what is 'explicit'? (Score:4, Funny)
The easiest way is using the "keywords" META tag which I'm sure is used by most explicit sites to self-identify.
Except that goatse won't do that.
They gave it the wrong name!! (Score:5, Funny)
Instead of explicit.bing.com it should have been bada.bing.com
Re:I'm anal (and not in the fun way) so... (Score:5, Funny)
You think an MCSE could tell the difference?
Re:just use booble (Score:3, Funny)
Re:I'm anal (and not in the fun way) so... (Score:3, Funny)
Re:just use booble (Score:4, Funny)
Re:I'm anal (and not in the fun way) so... (Score:4, Funny)
The question is, are any images like the ones in your brain available on Bing right now?
Microsoft blows it again (Score:5, Funny)
explicit.bing.net?
They should have gone with bada.bing.net.
Re:Awesome! (Score:1, Funny)
Most pornography contains people not wearing their costumes.
Tell that to the furries