Microsoft removed 'Tank Man' images on Tiananmen Square's anniversary

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The photos were taken down globally from Microsoft's search engine on Friday - the 32nd anniversary of the event. 9News

Bing, unlike its major competitors including Google, operates within mainland China. That means Microsoft is forced to censor search results for Chinese users, according to Chinese law — particularly images and information about the Tiananmen Square protests and the killings that ensued.An unidentified person known as 'tank man' stands before tanks in China's Tiananmen Square during pro-democracy demonstrations in June 1989 in one of the most enduring images of the conflict.

Most of the meetings were organised and attended by US participants, some of whom were dissidents who had participated in and survived the 1989 protests, the FBI said. President Joe Biden last week expanded a Trump-era ban on American investment in dozens of Chinese firms that Washington believes are linked to China's military.

 

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Don't let the world forget what the Chinese did.

There was a lot of footage broadcast on the news networks during the event. I call on all news stations to broadcast a national event with all the news media and commentary recorded to push back against this Chinese aggression. Shame on Microsoft.

China own the world every one is affraid of offending the all mighty communist China

So what... where are the photos of white man massacuring the Australian indiginious

This would have been really bad if people used Bing.

This photo indicates even PLA tanks giving way to pedestrian in contrary of certain police cars didn't - was this the reason why it was censored by such search engine?

Some Chinese have been brainwashed into believing it never happened. Telling them it did happen and the world watched it happen is a waste of time.

Typical! Let's pretend it didn't happen.

I think that's pretty poor that Microsoft removed the image from their search engines. Removing an image of an historical event for the sake of placating a repressive government doesn't change anything. Tiananmen square massacre happened - the Chinese government was responsible.

'Every record has been destroyed or falsified, every book rewritten, every picture has been repainted, every statue and street building has been renamed, every date has been altered. And the process is continuing day by day and minute by minute.' George Orwell

If that was North Korea engaging in cancel culture of our media, we would be outraged. Yet China’s ideology is on par with NK AND they are nuked to the hilt but we fawn and apologize at every turn when the glass dragon looks like shattering. What a joke.

Deal with your own atrocities first, Australia, before lecturing others.

We now have a global totalitarian tech/media elite controlling information flows.

Courageous fellow.

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