<s>
SafeSearch	B-Application
is	O
a	O
feature	O
in	O
Google	B-Application
Search	I-Application
and	O
Google	B-Application
Images	I-Application
that	O
acts	O
as	O
an	O
automated	O
filter	O
of	O
pornography	O
and	O
potentially	O
offensive	O
and	O
inappropriate	O
content	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
November	O
11	O
,	O
2009	O
,	O
Google	B-Application
introduced	O
the	O
ability	O
for	O
users	O
with	O
Google	B-Application
Accounts	I-Application
to	O
lock	O
on	O
the	O
SafeSearch	B-Application
level	O
in	O
Google	B-Application
's	O
web	O
and	O
image	O
searches	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
December	O
12	O
,	O
2012	O
,	O
Google	B-Application
removed	O
the	O
option	O
to	O
turn	O
off	O
the	O
filter	O
entirely	O
,	O
requiring	O
users	O
to	O
enter	O
more	O
specific	O
search	O
queries	O
to	O
access	O
adult	O
content	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
SafeSearch	B-Application
is	O
also	O
often	O
used	O
on	O
school	O
computers	O
,	O
to	O
prevent	O
schoolchildren	O
from	O
accessing	O
pornographic	O
content	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Government	O
and	O
internet	O
companies	O
can	O
enforce	O
safesearch	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
report	O
by	O
Harvard	O
Law	O
School	O
's	O
Berkman	O
Center	O
for	O
Internet	O
&	O
Society	O
stated	O
that	O
SafeSearch	B-Application
excluded	O
many	O
innocuous	O
websites	O
from	O
search-result	O
listings	O
,	O
including	O
ones	O
created	O
by	O
the	O
White	B-Application
House	I-Application
,	O
IBM	O
,	O
the	O
American	O
Library	O
Association	O
and	O
Liz	O
Claiborne	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Google	B-Application
's	O
ability	O
to	O
filter	O
porn	O
has	O
been	O
an	O
important	O
factor	O
in	O
its	O
relationship	O
with	O
the	O
People	O
's	O
Republic	O
of	O
China	O
.	O
</s>
