What is Yahoo! Search?
Yahoo! Search is a tool you can use to sort through hundreds of millions of websites, images, and videos posted on the Web. You could use Yahoo! Search to research projects or see the latest celebrity fashions or current sports plays.
To learn more about Yahoo! Search, check out
Search Help.
What are some potential risks on Yahoo! Search?
Just as there may be risks in the town where you live, using Yahoo! Search may pose certain risks. Yahoo! Search has safety features, but you have to take care of yourself too.
Check out our general tips for online safety. When using Yahoo! Search, realize that this tool collects hundreds of millions of pages, images, and video – some of which could be vulgar, sexually explicit, or otherwise offensive. Yahoo!’s SafeSearch filters out a lot of mature content, but no filter is perfect, and Yahoo! can’t guarantee that all explicit images, videos, or text will be removed from search results.
What can be done to limit this risk? Review Yahoo! Search’s safety features, learn how to report abuse, and ask your family for help staying safer using Yahoo! Search.
What safety features should I know about to help protect myself when I use Yahoo! Search?
Turn on SafeSearch. Yahoo!’s SafeSearch can filter out explicit, adult-oriented images and video from search results. SafeSearch is on by default. To turn it off, click the SafeSearch button directly below the Yahoo! logo in the upper-left corner of any Yahoo! Image Search results page. If you find pictures in Yahoo! Search that show minors in a harmful or sexually explicit manner, please report them to Yahoo!.
How can I report problems on Yahoo! Search?
If you find obscene or otherwise objectionable content or anything that violates the Yahoo! Terms of Service, please fill out the report abuse form located in Help. Make sure to provide specific information about the location of the offending content.
Yahoo!’s customer care team takes appropriate action as necessary, which may include deactivating an abuser’s account. Abuse reports that indicate activity involving child pornography or solicitation of a minor are dealt with promptly by Yahoo!’s legal team and, when appropriate, reported to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC).
What can I do use Yahoo! Search in a safer manner?
Yahoo! is committed to providing a safe online experience for everyone and, accordingly, complies with the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA). Yahoo! Search provides a number of safety features to limit potential risks. However, protecting children online is a responsibility shared with parents, teachers, and other caregivers.
You should start by learning some basic practices for online safety These include safeguarding your identity online, keeping passwords secret, being cautious about contact with strangers, and creating a family pledge for online safety.