SafeSearch is a feature of Google Search that acts as an automated filter of pornography and potentially offensive content.
With SafeSearch, you can help prevent adult content from appearing in your search results. No filter is 100 percent accurate, but SafeSearch should help you avoid most of this type of material.
Turn SafeSearch on or off
- Visit the Search Settings page at www.google.com/preferences.
- In the "SafeSearch filters" section:
- Turn on SafeSearch by checking the box beside "Filter explicit results." Turning SafeSearch will filter sexually explicit video and images from Google Search result pages, as well as results that might link to explicit content.
- Turn off SafeSearch by leaving the box unchecked. With SafeSearch off, we'll provide the most relevant results for your search and may include explicit content when you search for it.
Google introduced SafeSearch Lock, which allows users with Google accounts to lock on the "Strict" mode of SafeSearch in Google's Web, image and video searches. Once configured, the user can log out of their Google account and the setting will stick to prevent any change to the filtering level.
If you're signed in to your Google Account, you can click Lock SafeSearch to help prevent others from changing your setting.
- Click Lock SafeSearch the right of the "Filter explicit results" checkbox. At this point, you may be prompted to sign in.
- Once you're signed in, click Lock SafeSearch.
- You'll see a confirmation page once the lock is turned.
Report explicit content
If you're trying to have sites or images removed, request to remove information from Google.
https://support.google.com/websearch/troubleshooter/3111061
Report offensive content
Web results: Use this tool to - https://www.google.com/webmasters/tools/safesearch?pli=1
Image results: Click the inappropriate image then click Send feedback in the bottom right corner of the image result panel.
