{"id":450138,"date":"2022-05-20T17:34:19","date_gmt":"2022-05-20T14:34:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/microsoft-censors-bing-searches-for-tiananmen-square-study\/"},"modified":"2022-05-20T17:34:19","modified_gmt":"2022-05-20T14:34:19","slug":"microsoft-censors-bing-searches-for-tiananmen-square-study","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/microsoft-censors-bing-searches-for-tiananmen-square-study\/","title":{"rendered":"#Microsoft censors Bing searches for Tiananmen Square: study"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a2570be93bfc\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a2570be93bfc\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/microsoft-censors-bing-searches-for-tiananmen-square-study\/#%E2%80%9CMicrosoft_censors_Bing_searches_for_Tiananmen_Square_study%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Microsoft censors Bing searches for Tiananmen Square: study&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CMicrosoft_censors_Bing_searches_for_Tiananmen_Square_study%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;Microsoft censors Bing searches for Tiananmen Square: study&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>Microsoft censors suggestions on its Bing search engine for American users looking up Chinese President Xi Jinping, the Tiananmen Square protests\u2019 \u201ctank man\u201d and other politically sensitive terms, according to a new study.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>While typing in a term like \u201cJoe Biden\u201d into Bing results in a drop-down \u201cautofill\u201d box suggesting popular search options, Microsoft removed the box for American and Canadian users searching hot-button Chinese terms, researchers from <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/citizenlab.ca\/2022\/05\/bada-bing-bada-boom-microsoft-bings-chinese-political-censorship-autosuggestions-north-america\/\">Citizen Lab said<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Other names allegedly censored by Bing include Li Wenliang, a doctor-turned-whistleblower in Wuhan who angered Chinese authorities by speaking out about the severity of the coronavirus in early 2020; Guo Wengui, an exiled Chinese billionaire affiliated with Trump adviser Steve Bannon; and Gedhun Choekyi Nyima, a key figure in Tibetan Buddhism who was kidn<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>ed by Chinese authorities at the age of six.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe consistently found that Bing censors politically sensitive Chinese names over time, that their censorship spans multiple Chinese political topics, consists of at least two languages, English and Chinese, and applies to different world regions, including China, the United States, and Canada,\u201d wrote the Citizen Lab researchers, who are affiliated with the University of Toronto.\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/tiananmen-square-memorial-220129-02.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"'tank man'\" class=\"wp-image-22346655\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/tiananmen-square-memorial-220129-02.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/tiananmen-square-memorial-220129-02.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/tiananmen-square-memorial-220129-02.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Researchers say Microsoft censored the autofill box for American and Canadian users who typed in \u201ctank man.\u201d<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">AP<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Microsoft did not im<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">media<\/a>tely respond to a request for comment. <\/p>\n<p>A Microsoft spokeswoman <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/articles\/microsoft-said-to-censor-searches-in-u-s-for-politically-sensitive-chinese-names-11652965201?mod=tech_lead_pos11\">told the Wall Street Journal<\/a> it had addressed the issue, saying, \u201ca small number of users may have experienced a misconfiguration that prevented surfacing some valid autosuggest terms, and we thank Citizen Lab for bringing this to our attention.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/news\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"2\" title=\"News\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">news<\/a> underscores Microsoft\u2019s extensive business in China. The tech giant employs thousands of researchers in the country and is currently hiring up in the city of Suzhou for a secretive real estate team, The Post exclusively reported on Monday.\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/president-xi-jinping.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Xi Jinping\" class=\"wp-image-22346677\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/president-xi-jinping.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/president-xi-jinping.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/president-xi-jinping.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>American and Canadian users typing in the name of Chinese President Xi Jinping were not given autofill suggestions, researchers said. <\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Xinhua\/Sipa USA<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The company has long considered cooperating with the Chinese government to be a reasonable cost of doing business in the country.\u00a0<\/p>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignright\">\n    <\/aside>\n<p>Until October 2021, Microsoft ran a censored version of careers site LinkedIn that had repeatedly obeyed government orders to take down posts from journalists, academics and other dissidents.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>After facing scrutiny from activists, Microsoft shut down LinkedIn China due to \u201cgreater compliance requirements\u201d and said it would replace it with a new careers site that does not include the ability to share articles or make posts.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>In addition, Bing caught flak in 2021 when it censored images of the Tiananmen \u201ctank man\u201d in the US and Europe on the 32nd anniversary of the massacre. Microsoft attributed the censorship to \u201caccidental human error.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Microsoft also removed the autofill feature from Bing in China last year amid pressure in a move it said was required to comply with local laws.\n                        <\/p><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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