YouTube blurs images of sexual content in search results

YouTube is now blurring thumbnail images for search results that “frequently include sexual themes”. It announced the “experimental” feature in the Community section of the YouTube Help Center (www.snipca.com/54795), saying it’s aimed at “providing safer search experiences for all users”. Viewers will still see the video title, channel name and description. Also, unlike Google’s SafeSearch, it won’t remove sexual content. Viewers will be able to unblur the thumbnails. YouTube added that it will ...