According to Google, there has been an "alarming" increase in international governments requesting that search results be censored. Over the past six months, requests by the US government to squash certain searches have shot up 718%. But what exactly are people searching for that has the world's superpowers asking the most popular Internet search engine to censor its results?
We've slapped together 5 Google searches so terrible, they practically demand to be wiped off the web.
UPDATE: The list is now complete!
The Terrible 20: Censored Google Searches
- "John Boehner Nip Slip"
- "When Will I Officially Be Chinese?"
- "Is The US Government Trying To Censor My Google Searches?"
- "Are the Kardashians a purposeful distraction implemented by the US government to entertain and stupefy the populace while the rich and powerful do and get whatever they please?"
- "How To Make A Nuclear Reactor With Stuff From Wal-Mart"
- "Top 10 easiest ways to get past border patrol into the U.S." - Ben Kotenko
- "Mathematical Proof that North Dakota Does Not Exist" - David Miller Sarton
- "Why is the McRib seasonal?" - Trevor Murphy
- "WWJD" - Crystal Matlock
- "Nickelback Tickets" - Devin Malnar-Watkins
- "Mitt Romney's Birth Certificate" - Thomas Flanigan
- "How to sell nuclear secrets to the North Koreans" - James Powel
- "Mr. Belvedere erotic fan fiction" - Carey Scott Miller
- "What is censorship?" - Nathan Simmons
- "Can the president legally confiscate my Danish?" - @MrETwit
- "Liverwurst lubricant" - Jeff Barrett
- "Area 51 Secret Senate Applebees" - Andres Fernandez
- "Is this the matrix?" - @BATenderMAN
- "Summer Bath Salts Recipes" - Ken Keaton
- "Bing" - Dustin DeRoxx