Bengaluru: Karnataka authorities has stated it can take legal action against Google for showing Kannada as the ugliest language in search results. Google search end result showing Kannada as the ugliest language in India has sparked an outrage with folks demanding action against the worldwide search big.
In view of the protests, Google shortly eliminated Kannada “as the ugliest language in India” and apologised to the folks saying the search end result didn’t mirror its opinion.
Reacting to it, Karnataka Minister for Kannada, Culture and Forest, Aravind Limbavali stated a legal discover can be served to Google for showing such a solution to that query.
Later, he took to Twitter to specific his outrage and demanded an apology from Google to Kannada and Kannadigas. “The Kannada language has a historical past of its personal, having come into existence as many as 2,500 years in the past,” the minister stated and added that the language has been the pleasure of Kannadigas by means of the ages.
Showing Kannada in poor gentle “…Is merely an attempt by Google to insult this pride of Kannadigas. I demand an apology from @Google ASAP to Kannada, Kannadigas. Legal action will be taken against Google for maligning the image of our beautiful language!” Limbavali tweeted.
When contacted, a Google spokesperson stated, “search isn’t always perfect. Sometimes, the way content is described on the internet can yield surprising results to specific queries.”
“We know this is not ideal, but we take swift corrective action when we are made aware of an issue and are continually working to improve our algorithms. Naturally, these are not reflective of the opinions of Google, and we apologise for the misunderstanding and hurting any sentiments, ” he stated.
Former Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy denounced Google in a sequence of tweets for the outrageous reply to the language query. He sought to know why Google “behaves in an irresponsible manner” in phrases of language.
Others together with the BJP’s Bengaluru Central MP, PC Mohan slammed Google and requested it to apologise. Sharing the screenshot of the search on his Twitter deal with, Mohan stated Karnataka is dwelling to the nice Vijayanagara empire and the Kannada language has a wealthy heritage, a wonderful legacy and distinctive tradition.
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