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Kingsilva@beehaw.org to Technology@beehaw.org · 1 year ago

"Bing's Bizarre Blunder: Search Engine Claims Australia Doesn't Exist"

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"Bing's Bizarre Blunder: Search Engine Claims Australia Doesn't Exist"

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Kingsilva@beehaw.org to Technology@beehaw.org · 1 year ago
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In a surprising turn of events, Microsoft's search engine, Bing, recently made a perplexing mistake by informing some users that the country of Australia does not exist. This unusual response by Bing was about a long-standing conspiracy theory that has circulated online since 2017, originating from the Flat Earth Society forum.
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      DDG doesn’t use its chatbot though, which also still is blocking all VPN traffic.

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