Google issues clarification on images of Pakistani flag on searching ‘toilet paper’

Google was found to be showing the images of Pakistani flag as the results on searching for ‘toilet paper’. According to several screenshots shared on social media, Google’s image search engine returned images showing the flag of Pakistan. The company has now responded with a clarification, saying that they “have not found any evidence” regarding the search query term and its association with Pakistani flag. It followed the unfortunate killings of more than 40 CRPF personnel in the dastardly attack in Pulwama in Jammu & Kashmir has left everyone filled with irate feelings.

“While we continue to investigate the matter, we have not found any evidence that Google Images was ranking the Pakistani flag in response to this particular search,” a Google spokesperson was quoted as saying in a PTI report.