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