Rule 34: Why? :,(

[Vinyl Scratch. 604]

So I was casually googling lauren fausts OC because I'm a noob and I'd never seen it before and...

Why the hell are the first 2 most searched terms both r34?

Idk why but this make's me sad. I usually don't have anything against cloppers but it seems that r34 has gone a bit far, it's even an official google images sub-catagory...

Do you think this is even a little wrong?

[Ribbonfree 2,382]

Yep, the sole unfortunate part of the prevalence of rule 34 is how easily accessible it is. I remember seeing a movement to tag adult images of the show and remove them from sites that are accessible to safe search... Freedom of expression and all, but if a kid were to stumble onto it... Not good.

[CT-1138 3,179]

It's Rule 34: NO EXCEPTIONS

[Mlpfan185 1,763]

Actually, the autofill indexes your previous search terms and qualifies what it should guess next.

Just say'n.

[Khaoios 1,970]

Yup, Rule 34.  That's pretty unfortunate.

[Zhortac 1,473]

Welcome to the internet! I'll take your jacket, there's snacks in the back. Make yourself at home!

[Megas 27,052]

Safe search is your friend

[Vinyl Scratch. 604]

Actually, the autofill indexes your previous search terms and qualifies what it should guess next.

Just say'n.

Previous search terms are shown in thin black text, the bold black is top searched

Edited March 9, 2014 by Foogle

[Wolfstanus 116]

If it's on the internet then there is porn of it.

Edited March 9, 2014 by Wolfstanus

[aoEAF2FBvC0MIo2Q 3,671]

So I was casually googling lauren fausts OC because I'm a noob and I'd never seen it before and...

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Why the hell are the first 2 most searched terms both r34?

Idk why but this make's me sad. I usually don't have anything against cloppers but it seems that r34 has gone a bit far, it's even an official google images sub-catagory...

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Do you think this is even a little wrong?

If you try to look at this phenomenon as a discussion of "right and wrong," you're only setting yourself up for headaches. Take another good look at what rule 34 is: If it exists, there is porn of it. NO EXCEPTIONS.

That part really needed emphasis... So yeah, this is just the natural order of things with the internet. This is something you should expect to find, much like how you would expect to find herbivores where there are plants and carnivores where there are herbivores. Like I said, just the natural order of things. We all know how grotesquely bloody nature can be and it may not seem right as to the degree of suffering endured by other conscious creatures in the wild but nobody really loses sleep over it simply because there's no sense in doing so. The same logic applies here.

[TheChosenPony 278]

1. Some bronies most likely have a crush on Lauren Faust

 

2. My search suggestions are different, it shows r34 as the last suggestion on a clean cache

[Vinyl Scratch. 604]

If you try to look at this phenomenon as a discussion of "right and wrong," you're only setting yourself up for headaches. Take another good look at what rule 34 is: If it exists, there is porn of it. NO EXCEPTIONS.

That part really needed emphasis... So yeah, this is just the natural order of things with the internet. This is something you should expect to find, much like how you would expect to find herbivores where there are plants and carnivores where there are herbivores. Like I said, just the natural order of things. We all know how grotesquely bloody nature can be and it may not seem right as to the degree of suffering endured by other conscious creatures in the wild but nobody really loses sleep over it simply because there's no sense in doing so. The same logic applies here.

I still think it's a little wrong that GOOGLE has made it an official sub-catagory in google images

[Colorful Respawn 399]

Which part of R34 do you not understand?

[caramba2654 601]

I still think it's a little wrong that GOOGLE has made it an official sub-catagory in google images

 

It's automatic. There isn't a guy that goes there and creates a sub-category for every single searched topic in Google.

[aoEAF2FBvC0MIo2Q 3,671]

I still think it's a little wrong that GOOGLE has made it an official sub-catagory in google images

 

Automatic processes run by computer programs that aren't supervised or overseen by a human being. 

[TheChosenPony 278]

It's automatic. There isn't a guy that goes there and creates a sub-category for every single searched topic in Google.

 

Theres still something wrong with the fact that you could google "p0rn" and come up with more than 1,000 images all arranged into neat little catagories for you

 

"hmmm, What should I look at today?"

 

celestia disapproves

Edited March 9, 2014 by TheChosenPony

[The Mane-iac 1,632]

I wanted to have a look for myself, and sure enough it pops right up if you start to search for her oc.

 

 

Thin text is clearly what I typed, bold stuff is what Google added by pulling from the top search terms it receives. Oh, and that was with safe search on and recently cleared cache. If I follow up and click on of those suggestions, R34 images are not shown (ones flagged anyways). Sad the suggestions still show up though with safe search on.

 

I wouldn't expect there to be any exceptions, but this just goes to show how predominant it is if you have safe search off. The movement to flag stuff in search engines is very welcome, it's not just for MLP either. To take it a step further though, if you see something NSFW unflagged, just flag it.

 

Although I really don't care. I have the common sense that if I don't want to see something, I won't click it. A thumbnail of the image isn't going to make me go on a quest to purge  the internet of what I don't agree with. If it's something I do like though, well chances are it just got added to my collect without thinking twice. Big whoop.

Edited March 9, 2014 by The Mane-iac

[AnonBrony 1,467]

Previous search terms are shown in thin black text, the bold black is top searched

No that is not etirely true. Terms in thin green text are exact word for word previous searched things or websites. Black bold... is suggested things you haven't necessarily searched for. I type in ma and the first result was maplestory because I've searched that game before. However it also suggests the top searched things too so :/ 

 

And the "sub category" which are actually just some searched terms that are chosen randomly (Or suggested. I typed in vinyl scratch and got no r34 result)

Edited March 9, 2014 by AnonBrony

[Vinyl Scratch. 604]

I wanted to have a look for myself, and sure enough it pops right up if you start to search for her oc.

 

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Thin text is clearly what I typed, bold stuff is what Google added by pulling from the top search terms it recieves.

 

I wouldn't expect there to be any exceptions, but this just goes to show how predominant it is if you have safe search off. The movement to flag stuff in search engines is very welcome, it's not just for MLP either. To take it a step further though, if you see something NSFW unflagged, just flag it.

Exactly, They stop things like pornography from showing up in suggestions yes all the r34 stuff is shown off

No that is not true. Terms in thin green text are exact word for word previous searched things or websites. Black bold... is suggested things you haven't necessarily search for. I type in ma and the first result was maplestory because I've searched that game before. Yeah... 

 

And the "sub catagory" which are actually just some searched terms that are chosen randomly (Or suggested. I typed in vinyl scratch and got no r34 result)

Well, I've never looked up r34 on this laptop so idk

[AnonBrony 1,467]

Exactly, They stop things like pornography from showing up in suggestions yes all the r34 stuff is shown off

Well, I've never looked up r34 on this laptop so idk

Well I guess if you never search the term before it choose the top most searched terms. I'm still surprised that's one of the top searches... I mean there isn't even that much r34 of her...

[Shanks 10,811]

Some bronies love Lauren Faust and some bronies "love" Laurent Faust if you know what I mean. She is pretty hot so I can kind of understand, what else can I say other than rule 34 has struck again?

[Evil Nightmares 552]

I don't think that Rule 34 is getting bigger, I just think that there are more and more cloppers out there so Google is trying to make it easier for cloppers to get what they are looking for. I find this wrong in the sense that the younger audience can very easily find this as well. But then it also falls on the parents to have some kind of safe search to "try" and prevent there kids from gaining access to sites like Rule 34.

I don't know, just my opinion i guess.

[ghostfacekiller39 23,856]

 

 

Whoaa.

 

Didn't know I could do that.

 

Anyway, back to the sooper srs bizness of R34.

 

Some people are cloppers.

 

Some people "like" Miss Fausty-Wausty, ifuknowwhatimean.

 

Of course, the internet is a dwelling place for perverts.

 

Many, many perverts.

 

Like me!

Face it; you shouldn't try to change the internet, son. It'd be like the state of Rhode Island trying wage war against the rest of the world. 

 

It's gotten to the point where "If you can't handle this sort of thing, you shouldn't be on the internet." because there's nothing that can be done to stop it.

 

All this "flagging" nonsense isn't going to do anything, sorry

 

 

[Motion Spark 7,806]

Actually, the autofill indexes your previous search terms and qualifies what it should guess next.

Just say'n.

it seems like somepony got #BUSTED!!! 

[Pinkazoid 3,493]

Eh, part of being in a fandom is knowing these things will show up on google images, as disappointing it might be to a few, I can't really say i'm surprised, I've seen weirder stuff pop up when i google something.... heh... where's the brainbleach when you need it, huh? C: