Microsoft reportedly censors searches for politically sensitive Chinese figures (engadget.com) 14 points by hoppyhoppy2 4y ago ↗ HN
[–] JoeyBananas 4y ago ↗ Cue the Greek chorus throwing shade at Microsoft for taking measures to not get their products banned in the largest nation on Earth. [–] Iolaum 4y ago ↗ I m assuming those searches were not done from locations where Chinese laws apply, right? [–] leereeves 4y ago ↗ The subtitle of the article says "The censorship even applies to searches in the US and Canada, researchers say." [–] [deleted] 4y ago ↗ (comment deleted)
[–] Iolaum 4y ago ↗ I m assuming those searches were not done from locations where Chinese laws apply, right? [–] leereeves 4y ago ↗ The subtitle of the article says "The censorship even applies to searches in the US and Canada, researchers say."
[–] leereeves 4y ago ↗ The subtitle of the article says "The censorship even applies to searches in the US and Canada, researchers say."
[–] cato_the_elder 4y ago ↗ "Reportedly"? TBH, that doesn't really seem hard to verify. [–] dekhn 4y ago ↗ it's reportedly because the analysis uses indirect statistical inference. I read the whitepaper and I'm not convinced by their statistical analysis but they did uncover some interesting results.
[–] dekhn 4y ago ↗ it's reportedly because the analysis uses indirect statistical inference. I read the whitepaper and I'm not convinced by their statistical analysis but they did uncover some interesting results.
[–] hoppyhoppy2 4y ago ↗ The report from Citizen Lab: https://citizenlab.ca/2022/05/bada-bing-bada-boom-microsoft-...
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