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Microsoft confirmed Wednesday that its Bing search engine is currently unavailable in China, but declined to say whether technical issues or censorship are to blame.

Why it matters: Microsoft makes a modified version of Bing for China and it is normally available, albeit with certain terms censored.

 "We’ve confirmed that Bing is currently inaccessible in China and are engaged to determine next steps," a Microsoft representative told Axios.

The Financial Times reported that a government order was behind the outage, noting that Bing is the last major foreign-run search engine operating in the country.

Microsoft's Bing search engine down in China

The company confirms the outage but won't say if censorship is to blame.

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Microsoft confirmed Wednesday that its Bing search engine is currently unavailable in China, but declined to say whether technical issues or censorship are to blame.Why it matters: Microsoft makes a modified version of Bing for China and it is normally available, albeit with certain terms censored.

From the Valley to D.C., Big Tech players like Facebook, Google and Amazon are under more scrutiny than ever as new technology develops and privacy and antitrust concerns grow in lockstep with companies’ ambitions.

Microsoft's Bing search engine down in China

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