Microsoft Bing raises concerns over lack of Picture Effects for Tiananmen'tank Guy'

Microsoft's Bing research engine revealed no picture effects for the question"tank man" at the USA and elsewhere Friday (June 4), consumers reported, increasing concerns about potential censorship across the Tiananmen Square crackdown anniversary.

Microsoft Bing raises concerns over lack of Picture Effects for Tiananmen'tank Guy'

"Tank guy" is frequently utilized to name an unidentified individual famously pictured standing before tanks at China's Tiananmen Square through pro-democracy demonstrations in June 1989.

Microsoft said the problem was"because of an accidental human mistake and we're actively working to solve this."

Founded in Germany, Singapore and other nations also provided no consequences.

China is known to take search engines working in its own jurisdiction to censor results, but these constraints are rarely employed elsewhere.