After Uproar Over ‘Ugliest Language’ Response, Google Apologises

Google had flashed ‘Kannada’ as the response to a question looking for the “ugliest language in India.”

After Kannadigas and several government officials criticised US tech giant Google for flashing ‘Kannada’ as an answer to a question asking to name the “ugliest language in India”, the company issued an apology, stating that the search result is “not reflective of the opinions of Google”.

The search result was subsequently removed and in a statement. Google said, “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.”