(Reuters) - Microsoft Corp’s (MSFT.O) Bing search engine has been blocked in China, the company said on Wednesday, making it the latest foreign technology service to be shut down behind the country’s Great Firewall. “We’ve confirmed that Bing is currently inaccessible in China and are engaged to determine next steps,” the company said in a statement. It is the U.S. technology giant’s second setback in China since November 2017 when its Skype internet phone call and messaging service was pulled from Apple and Android app stores. A search performed on Bing’s China website - cn.bing.com - from within mainland China directs the user to a page that says the server cannot be reached. The Financial Times, citing a source, reported on Wednesday that China Unicom (0762.HK), a major state-owned telecommunication company, had confirmed the government order to block the search engine. Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC), a government watchdog, did not respond to faxed questions about Bing’s blocked website. Bing was the only major foreign search engine accessible from within China’s so-called Great Firewall. Microsoft censored search results on sensitive topics, in accordance with government policy. Microsoft also has a partnership with Chinese data center provider 21Vianet to offer its products Azure and Office 365 to clients in the country. Alphabet’s (GOOGL.O) Google search platform has been blocked in China since 2010. Google CEO Sundar Pichai said in December it has “no plans” to relaunch a search engine in China though it is continuing to study the idea amid increased scrutiny of big tech firms. President Xi Jinping has accelerated control of the internet in China since 2016, as the ruling Communist Party seeks to crack down on dissent in the social media landscape. In a statement on Wednesday, CAC said it had deleted more than 7 million pieces of online information and 9,382 mobile apps. It also criticized technology company Tencent’s news app for spreading “vulgar information.” https://www.reuters.com/article/us-...264a&utm_medium=trueAnthem&utm_source=twitter
Just seen it!!! This is the beginning... There is just no way donny is gonna get a tariff treaty done knowing his ego. The economy was going down big time, but when the 25 % gets activated, it will be the quickest sell-off in market history https://www.bloomberg.com/news/arti...onglomerate-briefly-loses-41-billion-in-value The bears win 2019
As of October 2018, Bing is the third largest search engine, with a query volume of 4.58%, behind Google (77%) and Baidu (14.45%). Yahoo! Search, which Bing largely powers, has 2.63%.
It's not the size or economic effect, it's the implication of such action in the narrative that's been unfolding. Under normal times this wouldn't matter much, but considering timing... Donny is gonna have to stop shut down, media will say he folded. This Microsoft ban will coincide with him believing he will have to boost tough guy image after losing funding for barrier project by either slapping 25 % on China, or US Military intervention in Venezuela... This is nothing but good news for Bears, how ever way it gets spinned... Both situations likely to play out in my opinion. US wants a Pro friendly/Puppet regime in Venezuela and have it become a key ally in SA by working on joint energy ventures and military ventures, effectively removing Russian/Chinese influence within country and diminishing influence in SA
I know what Bing is thanks. It's a rhetorical question. I thought you blocked me? We are going to get into some great discussions.
First day of the year I unblock most of the blocked people. After reading again what our argument was all about I will block you again as "anal", "lubrication" and "butt" are not part of normal discussion, at least not for me, and clearly also not for the moderator. Thanks that we could potentially have great discussions again. It means that our level of IQ should be more or less the same. According to you mine was <90, and as yours should be more or less at the same level... we know yours too. I will wait a bit to block you so that you can read this posting. I will not react anymore to your answer as I know already at what level that will be. Great minds discuss ideas; average minds discuss events; small minds discuss people.
No action in the premarket. Must've been a small market share. Been using Bing lately for things Google can't find. Google's targeted algo has been weak for searching for a while and their image/video search has fallen behind bings in some respects.