You can now ask Google to scrub images of minors from its search results

Google says minors and their families can ask for an image to be removed from its search results, in a new policy unveiled Wednesday. Google says minors and their families can ask for an image to be removed from its search results, in a new policy unveiled Wednesday. Google installed a new policy Wednesday that will allow minors or their caregivers to request their images be removed from the company's search results, saying that "kids and teens have to navigate some unique challenges online, especially when a picture of them is unexpectedly available on the internet." The policy follows up on Google's announcement in August that it would take a number of steps aiming to protect minors' privacy and their mental well-being, giving them more control over how they appear online. Google says the process for taking a minor's image out of its search results starts with filling out a form that asks for the URL of the target image.