Filtering Results

A relevant result may still be inappropriate to display. Design a filtering model with its own labels and features, using human judgments and user reports to identify the categories of content the search product excludes.

The previous stages select and order documents by relevance. Filtering addresses a separate decision: whether a result should be shown at all, even when it attracts engagement.

Result set after ranking

The result set might contain results that:

• are offensive

• cause misinformation

• are trying to spread hatred

• are not appropriate for children

• are inconsiderate towards a particular group

These results are inappropriate despite having good user engagement.