Political hackers know how to hack Google’s search algorithm by manipulating search results to allow a monkey-like picture of First Lady, Michelle Obama, to appear when someone types in Google’s search box with “Michelle Obama.”  Technology is what being used nowadays for launching an attack on an individual is not new, not even a bit.  Then we also have to argue, technology has been used for honest causes.  For an example, president Obama used Internet extensively which had pulled in huge amount of campaign money.  Back to a negative note, other politicians who had been ruined by the Internet, because a few clips of theirs were floating on YouTube and similar websites.

In this case, Google acts fast by placing a ban on an offensive website that shows the First Lady looks like a monkey.  Unfortunately, Internet cannot be stopped because a same offensive picture of the First Lady can be found elsewhere, and it is at the top of Google’s search results.  Google says that the company is not endorsing such a racially offensive image of the First Lady, and its search engine’s algorithm is fair, although if you want to blame, you can blame on the search engine’s algorithm.

We have to be very careful here, because free speech is at risk.  The First Lady’s monkey-like image has totally disgusted me, but I have to agree with anyone who argues that free speech is precious and an offensive picture should be able to be display on equal right with any other image — either offensive or not.  For Google is placing a ban on a first website that has the First Lady’s racially offensive image is correct, if I’m correct, that website is found to carry a malware virus.  Google is also right on the second case when it lets the alternative racially offensive image of the First Lady to be found when searching.  In the end, this whole scenario reminds us that free speech through technology can sometimes be quite distasteful, but it’s very important that free speech should be kept.  Free speech does not apply to child pornographic materials and other illegal materials, and so anyone thinks that this post is arguing for that, think again!  Source.