Microsoft Corp. blamed “accidental human error” for its Bing search engine briefly not showing image results for the search term “tank man” on the anniversary of the bloody military crackdown in Beijing’s Tiananmen Square in 1989.
. Users in different parts of the world, including the U.S., said Friday, June 4, 2021 that no image results were returned when they searched for the term “tank man.” Users in different parts of the world, including the U.S., said Friday that no image results were returned when they searched for the term “tank man.”
After being alerted by reporters, Microsoft said in a statement that the issue was “due to an accidental human error and has been resolved.” Hours later, images of “tank man” photographs were returned by the search engine. Chinese authorities require search engines, websites and social media platforms operating within the country to censor keywords and results deemed politically sensitive or critical of the Chinese government.
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