Google cuts racy results by 30% for searches like 'Latina teenager'


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OAKLAND, Calif. (Reuters) - When U.S. actress Natalie Morales carried out a Google search for "Latina teen" in 2019, she described in a tweet that all she encountered was pornography.

Her experience may be different now.

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