China asks Microsoft’s Bing to pause auto-suggest feature again


The Internet search service was requested in December to pause the same function for 30 days. China implemented a new rule this month to rein in the use of online algorithms. — SCMP

Microsoft search engine Bing has been ordered by the Chinese government to suspend its auto-suggest function for seven days in accordance with local laws, according to the local website of the online service.

This comes three months after Bing, the only foreign internet search service available in China, was requested to pause the same feature for 30 days starting mid-December. Around the same time, Microsoft’s professional social network LinkedIn shut down its website in the country, replacing it with a special app without a social feed.

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