The latest Google Maps catastrophe is directing racists to the White House

[Wireless News]

Google can’t win for losing. Just days after the search giant was forced to temporarily shut down its Map Maker tool-in light of a rash of vandalism, The Washington Post-discovered a far more disturbing trend. Specific search phrases on Google Maps containing the word “n****r” (yes, the heinous-racial epithet) will redirect users to the White House, where president Barack Obama currently resides. READ MORE:-Latest Google Maps update for Android moves the mapping off of your phone Other similar searches net the same-results. For example, the phrase “n****r lover” will point Maps users in the direction of the Lincoln Memorial. “Some inappropriate results are surfacing in Google Maps that should not be, and we apologize for any offense this may have

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