iPhone, iPad users can’t Google search the word Asian because it’s restricted

If you are an iPhone or a iPad user, mind you, you cannot use any phrase containing the word Asian because the adult filter will block the same. Selecting the setting for ‘limit adult websites’ would block any site having words like Asian in the URL, including Google’s search results. So much so, the content filters are blocking out even search phrases like “Asian food” if a user has enabled the setting to limit adult websites.

The filters had been ushered in by the iPhone maker to allow parents to restrict certain content for their children allowing them to choose between “unrestricted” access, “limit adult websites” and “allowed websites only.”

By these restrictions, not only iPhone’s default Safari, but even third-party browsers like Blaze and Chrome block out such search words. However, search phrases containing words like ‘Korean’, ‘Arab’ or ‘French’ which are also popular categories on adult websites containing pornographic content aren’t being filtered out due to this feature which indicates that the word “Asian” is being restricted for seemingly no reason.

Meanwhile, search phrases like “teen”, “mature” and “amateur” are also being restricted. However, searching for these terms in the in-built search bar shows the meaning of the word linked to Oxford Dictionary and content from mails and installed apps containing the word.

It’s only browsing the word that is restricted.