Microsoft’s Bing blocked in China

Despite Microsoft already censoring its search results for the region, the Chinese government’s Great Firewall of censorship has cracked down on all foreign influences.

The government controlled firewall uses a series of technical measures to block foreign platforms in a move guised as protecting users from controversial content.

Microsoft was the only major foreign technology giant with an office in Beijing since 1992 and the only foreign search engine left in China.

However, search results now produce an error message for users, according to a BBC correspondent in China, denying access to the most prominent foreign search tool in the region.

In a statement, Microsoft said: “We’ve confirmed that Bing is…