Users noticed that Microsoft's Bing search engine does not find images for “tank man”. This refers to the famous photograph of a Chinese protester standing in front of a column of tanks in Tiananmen Square in 1989. These events, which ended in a harsh suppression of the protest by the Chinese authorities, is a taboo topic in China.
Yesterday, June 4, was the anniversary of the Beijing protests. The above photos disappeared from the search yesterday. Kommersant reported that these restrictions also work when searching from Russia.
Microsoft has already commented on the situation. They said it was caused by “accidental human error.” The company started working to fix it.
Reporters point out that a significant proportion of Microsoft Bing's employees are based in China.
As a reminder, candlestick emoji also ceased to be available on China's Weibo social network yesterday. With candles, people usually expressed grief over the events in Tiananmen Square.
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