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Microsoft reportedly censors searches for politically sensitive Chinese figures

• JoeyBananas 4y ago
  Cue the Greek chorus throwing shade at Microsoft for taking measures to not get their products banned in the largest nation on Earth.
  • Iolaum 4y ago
    I m assuming those searches were not done from locations where Chinese laws apply, right?
    • leereeves 4y ago
      The subtitle of the article says "The censorship even applies to searches in the US and Canada, researchers say."
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• cato_the_elder 4y ago
  "Reportedly"? TBH, that doesn't really seem hard to verify.
  • dekhn 4y ago
    it's reportedly because the analysis uses indirect statistical inference. I read the whitepaper and I'm not convinced by their statistical analysis but they did uncover some interesting results.
• hoppyhoppy2 4y ago
  The report from Citizen Lab: https://citizenlab.ca/2022/05/bada-bing-bada-boom-microsoft-bings-chinese-political-censorship-autosuggestions-north-america/ https://citizenlab.ca/2022/05/bada-bing-bada-boom-microsoft-...