Microsoft censors LinkedIn in China

If you put any mention of Tiananmen on your profile, it will be hidden from Chinese users. China is a powerful market that no producer wants to give up. It is no different with Microsoft. Recently, there was a small scandal - on the anniversary of the protests in the Heavenly Peace Square (1989), the famous photo of "Tankman", a participant in the protests who stopped a column of tanks, disappeared from the Bing search engine. Apparently, this photo was supposed to be unavailable only in China, but by mistake or oversight it was censored globally. Now it turns out that Microsoft is going a step further and hiding profiles where anyone mentions these events.

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More specifically - the profile of such a person is hidden from Chinese users. And it is not a secret, because the website informs the person concerned about it. He also claims that "content prohibited in this region" has been published. Insolent, at the end of the information, you can read that LinkedIn "strongly supports freedom of expression", but ¦ it must comply with the requirements set by the Chinese authorities.

The Chinese authorities have surrounded the country with a "huge firewall" that censors all network traffic. It is known that the index includes not only the word "Tiananmen", but also "Tibet" and many others. However, Microsoft's agreement to meet the requirements of the Chinese authorities means that the giant will automatically censor anything they do not like. It is not very noble, but well - as I mentioned, China is a powerful market and MS likes to earn.

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