Representatives for NetSpark, an Israeli-based Internet-solution company, say they have developed a filtering technology that not only detects and blocks questionable imagery, but is also able to learn over time, making it ideal for determining the appropriateness of an image. The company offered its services to the Wikimedia Foundation -- which has yet to return its calls.
“I contacted them a couple of times back in July and August, but never heard back from them. It seems like it’s not a priority for them at this point,” Sarah Minchom, a product and marketing manager for NetSpark, said to FoxNews.com.
Maybe it should be. A website listing the most viewed content on Wikimedia Commons, the image-hosting arm of the Internet encyclopedia, reveals that virtually all are sexually explicit photographs and categories.
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People use Wikipedia for porn? That really is sad.
Wikipedia ignores solution to rampant porn problem WaitWhat?
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