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Microsoft Is Censoring Searches in U.S. for Politically Sensitive Chinese Names, Researchers Say – News Update

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Technology By Andrew McCollum On May 20, 2022 0 Share A Microsoft Corp. MSFT -0.37% search engine has made it harder in North America to look up people who are politically sensitive for China, according to a cybersecurity and surveillance group report. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Bing’s autofill system, which offers guesses on what users are searching for after a few keystrokes, often fell silent in connection to names the Chinese government deems sensitive, Citizen Lab said in the report Thursday. Last year Microsoft suspended the autofill feature in China to comply with Chinese laws. The new report provides…

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