Just so you all know, I do know how to work the safe search preference. But, the problem is it just doesn't work. When I told people about my problems they suggested that I should deal with the cookies, but it still doesn't make any changes. I always also given other advice, both those don't work either. I have tried everything people have suggested, but I still cannot get it to turn off, or even on moderate. This problem is only happening with Google and Yahoo, no other search engines that I know of are having these problems. But the others aren't all that great. I use Dog Pile, which is supposedly a combination of Yahoo, Google, Ask, and Bing, but the results are only 4 pages long. Ask always switches safe search back on after just turning to the next page. There is also Bing and it does work better than both Dog Pile and Ask, but the results are all X's (They got that little red X at the corner of the result). Now as previously stated: I do know how to work the safe search filter, I do know how to set on moderate, strict, or off. The problem is I just can't.
I want to make it perfectly clear that I am not talking about watching adult content such as pornography. I'll admit, it is one of the reasons why I want safe sealta vista image searcharch off, but I usually like it off because no matter what you look up you get better results. I've tried while looking up Military Action Figures, and it has a whole lot better results when the safe search is off.
If you suggest that my parents may have something to do with it, they don't. Just yesterday I asked my mom if she knew anything about it and she said she didn't. No one in my family has altered the safe search.
I have tried using other search engines, but the majority of what I found are too much like Dog Pile. if you have any suggestions, please offer some. But, just do not mention Alta Vista, because the image searching on there is blocked here. Or Mamma, because there isn't any image search and there is no option I can find to turn off the safe search. There is video search, but the results are not good.
Just so you people get a good idea of what to suggest, I will tell you the list of search engines I have already tried out that I had no luck with:
Lycos
Ask
Dog Pile
Bing
Web Crawler
Meta Crawler
Hot Bot
These are the ones I have found and had no luck with. I have found one called All The Web, but it seems promising. For one, there are over 4 pages of results, and it feels really differealta vista image searchnt from Dog Pile. But, if you can still make some suggestions, please offer some.
You didn't indicate what security products you have installed but some security venders (such as Norton) include a safe search feature that would supercede your search engine and browser settings. You may want to see if your security suite includes such a feature.
Also, I can't seem to determine which web browser you are using by your message above. Its security settings may be interfering as well.
You'll probably need to be in the administrator account to change any of the above settings.
Hi Kade J. not sure which country you are in..? Your problem may be a restriction placed by your host country. Eg: In Saudi Arabia, all search engine preferences are set as default to "strict" by the Government Internet Watchdog. This includes images, videos, etc etc Good luck.
To Disable SafeSearch on Google's Search engine:
Click on "Google Preference" here's a link too, easier
You will find SafeSearch section in the third paragraph and then choose: "Do not filter my search results".
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