Microsoft faces bipartisan criticism for alleged censorship on Bing in China

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Redmond says it does what it's told, but still thinks users are better off

Republican Senator Marco Rubio has added his voice to criticism of the Redmond software giant for reportedly removing search results from Bing on human rights, democracy, climate change, and other sticky issues within China.

Warner had earlier said that US companies should not be facilitating censorship by the People's Republic of China , noting that other US companies had pulled their services rather than be complicit with human rights abuses,"and Bing should consider doing the same." However, Redmond continues to provide a local version of Bing in the country, and that requires it to comply with the Chinese government's demands, whatever opinions people may have about that.Hong Kong promises its latest national security law is not a ban on social media:"Bing is the least censored search engine in China and is often the only accessible source for volumes of information there, even if we must eliminate certain results under Chinese law.

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