(That statement said, \”In this case, it appears that the html code for this query was posted on a popular internet bulletin board, which led to quite a few people searching to find out more about this symbol. 1 on its Hot Trends list this morning but disappeared within hours. Google has issued a statement about the swastika that was No. They would also not say if it was an Israel-based employee who made the decision to remove the entry from Hot Trends, though earlier a spokesperson stated that delays in getting a comment on the situation were in part due to the Google Trends team\’s being based in Tel Aviv.

In addition to the Google site, you can use the site www.TrickedOutTrendsTracker.com to stay on top of the hot Google trends of the day!

It appears that Google is displaying a swastika. But if a service purports to accurately represent people\’s searches, who gets to decide what counts as offensive? The swastika isn\’t a derogatory term or obscene word; it\’s a symbol with a multifaceted history. Google\’s apology illustrates how sensitive the issue is. This appears to be some sort of Chinese character, but the swastika is well known for its usage in Nazi Germany and has been a very controversial symbol since.

Obviously the swastika carries hateful connotations. On a separate note: Google also clarified that \”we were just speculating\” in an earlier statement about the origin of the search. ) I\’ve requested additional comment on who decided to remove the symbol and why. We have an automated system to identify and remove inappropriate or offensive material in Hot Trends.

It may bear mentioning that Google Trends team members are based in Tel Aviv, Israel (see an unrelated post by team members here), though it\’s not clear they did the removing. \” (Pornographic or profane terms rarely appear on the trends list. In rare cases, when such material is missed, we manually remove these results from our Hot Trends list. The implication is that someone at Google judged the swastika \”inappropriate or offensive.

We apologize to any users who were offended by this situation. \”)Update (10:14 pm): Google has refused to comment on whether their position is that a swastika is offensive.

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