China appears to have blocked MS search engine Bing
Saibal Dasgupta | TNN | Jan 25, 2019, 05:47 ISTBEIJING: Microsoft’s search engine Bing appeared to have been blocked in China with users saying they have not been able to access the site since Thursday. There was no confirmation if this was a short-term measures by Chinese censors or a permanent blockade.
Microsoft confirmed that the site was inaccessible. The firm said in a statement: “We are engaged to determine the next steps.” Bing and Yahoo are the only major foreign search engines accessible from within China’s so-called Great Firewall as most others, including Google, Twitter and Facebook, have already been shut out.
There was some confusion as Greatfire.org, a group that tracks what sites are blocked, said Bing was accessible in some parts of China. Experts said the blockade takes time to cover the entire country. Some agency reports too said that Bing was back online for some users. There has been no comment from the Cyberspace Administration of China.
Microsoft confirmed that the site was inaccessible. The firm said in a statement: “We are engaged to determine the next steps.” Bing and Yahoo are the only major foreign search engines accessible from within China’s so-called Great Firewall as most others, including Google, Twitter and Facebook, have already been shut out.
There was some confusion as Greatfire.org, a group that tracks what sites are blocked, said Bing was accessible in some parts of China. Experts said the blockade takes time to cover the entire country. Some agency reports too said that Bing was back online for some users. There has been no comment from the Cyberspace Administration of China.
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