Baidu Hit With Lawsuit Over Gay Conversion Search Results

Beijing-based Web services company Baidu is facing a lawsuit after it displayed search results from a clinic that falsely claimed it could make gay men heterosexual, MarketWatch reports.The 30-year-old plaintiff, who is identified by the alias Xiao Zhen, is suing Baidu and the Chongqing-based Xinyupiaoxiang Clinic. According to MarketWatch, the clinic was the first result displayed by Baidu after Zhen searched for "gay treatment," but the clinic did not have a legitimate psychiatry license and administered electroshock treatment as part of its conversion therapy.

Source:http://searchenginewatch.com/article/2359964/Baidu-Hit-With-Lawsuit-Over-Gay-Conversion-Search-Results