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I'm a member of “no politics evar” crowd, but I feel like both deliberate digital censorship AND artificial tweaks to search results are valid topics. I hope t

• tpmx 5y ago
  I just hope they don't say it was just a mistake ("glitch") that has now been fixed, like: "Because of a mistake a configuration change meant for some only some regions was also applied to Bing US. This has now been fixed." (To be clear, I just made this up.) Edit: https://www.reuters.com/technology/microsoft-bing-raises-concerns-over-lack-image-results-tiananmen-tank-man-2021-06-04/ https://www.reuters.com/technology/microsoft-bing-raises-con... Actual quote: Microsoft said the issue was "due to an accidental human error and we are actively working to resolve this."
  • ColinHayhurst 5y ago
    "A significant percentage of the Microsoft employees who work on Bing are based in China, including some who work on image-recognition software, according to a former employee."
  • iso1631 5y ago
    A Microsoft spokesperson tells me that "accidental human error" is to blame for missing images of "tank man" on its Bing search results. "We are actively working to resolve this." The incident comes on the 32nd anniversary of the Tiananmen Square Massacre. https://twitter.com/MikaelThalen/status/1400906032176640004?s=20 https://twitter.com/MikaelThalen/status/1400906032176640004?...
• a1369209993 5y ago
  > I'm a member of "no politics evar" crowd, but I feel like both deliberate digital censorship AND artificial tweaks to search results are valid topics. Ditto.