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==Consumer impact summary==

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Bing has been fined for preventing users from rejecting cookies, it's been involved in censorship in China albeit to comply with local laws and moreover it censors all simplifed Chinese searches, regardless of country and has also censored certain English search terms in certain countries. A study also found illegal child pornography freely available through Bing Image Search. Its official wallpaper app was found to have contained malware in 2024.

===User privacy===

In 2022, France imposed a €60 million fine on Microsoft for privacy law violations using Bing [[Web cookie|cookies]] that prevented users from rejecting those cookies.<ref>{{Cite web |author=guenni |title=France fines Microsoft 60 million euros over Bing cookies |url=https://borncity.com/win/2022/12/24/france-fines-microsoft-60-million-euros-over-bing-cookies/ |website=Born's Tech and Windows World |date=24 Dec 2022 |access-date=7 Jun 2026 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221224151305/https://borncity.com/win/2022/12/24/france-fines-microsoft-60-million-euros-over-bing-cookies/ |archive-date=24 Dec 2022}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |author= |title=France fines Microsoft €60m for imposing advertising cookies |url=https://www.rfi.fr/en/france/20221222-france-fines-microsoft-%E2%82%AC60m-for-imposing-advertising-cookies |website=Radio France Internationale |date=22 Dec 2022 |access-date=7 Jun 2026 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221224151303/https://www.rfi.fr/en/france/20221222-france-fines-microsoft-%E2%82%AC60m-for-imposing-advertising-cookies |archive-date=24 Dec 2022}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Xiao |first=Menghan |title=Microsoft fined $64 million by France over cookies used in Bing searches |url=https://www.scmagazine.com/analysis/compliance/microsoft-fined-64-million-by-france-over-cookies-used-in-bing-searches |website=SC Media |date=23 Dec 2022 |access-date=7 Jun 2026 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221224151305/https://www.scmagazine.com/analysis/compliance/microsoft-fined-64-million-by-france-over-cookies-used-in-bing-searches |archive-date=24 Dec 2022}}</ref>

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==Web IQ==

On June 2nd 2026, it was announced that Bing would serve as the foundation for a new search engine called Web IQ. ~~The core idea behind it is~~ to: <blockquote>"~~Preserve~~ the ~~strengths~~ of Bing’s ~~foundation while redesigning~~ the ~~grounding stack~~ to ~~serve as~~ the ~~execution fabric~~ for ~~AI agents~~."</blockquote><ref>{{Cite web |date=2 Jun 2026 |title=Announcing Microsoft Web IQ |first=Knut |last=Risvik |url=https://blogs.bing.com/search/June-2026/Announcing-Microsoft-Web-IQ |url-status=live |website=blogs.bing.com |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20260622125246/https://blogs.bing.com/search/June-2026/Announcing-Microsoft-Web-IQ |archive-date=22 Jun 2026}}</ref>

On June 2nd 2026, it was announced that Bing would serve as the foundation for a new search engine called Web IQ. According to the announcement: <blockquote>"Web IQ is a search engine for AI systems. Where Bing was built to help people search the web, Web IQ is built to help AI agents find the right information, turn it into useful evidence, and use it inside reasoning. Unlike other APIs that layer on top of fragile infrastructure, Web IQ is a new kind of search system, one that delivers the right evidence with the speed, quality, and efficiency modern agents require."</blockquote> And on the subject of maintaining trust:<blockquote>Web IQ inherits Bing’s long-standing commitment to the conventions and evolving standards of the internet ecosystem, including honoring robots exclusion protocols, publisher controls, and access preferences that govern how content can be discovered, accessed, and used. We are actively engaging with the broader ecosystem through the IETF and other industry forums to help evolve interoperable standards for the AI era. Our goal is to be a sincere and trusted participant in the open web — one that respects publisher choice and helps sustain a healthy ecosystem for content providers, advertisers, developers, and users alike.</blockquote><ref>{{Cite web |date=2 Jun 2026 |title=Announcing Microsoft Web IQ |first=Knut |last=Risvik |url=https://blogs.bing.com/search/June-2026/Announcing-Microsoft-Web-IQ |url-status=live |website=blogs.bing.com |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20260622125246/https://blogs.bing.com/search/June-2026/Announcing-Microsoft-Web-IQ |archive-date=22 Jun 2026}}</ref>

==See also==

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==References==

==External links==

*[https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/webiq Web IQ]

[[Category:Microsoft|Bing]]

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 ==Consumer impact summary==
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+Bing has been fined for preventing users from rejecting cookies, it's been involved in censorship in China albeit to comply with local laws and moreover it censors all simplifed Chinese searches, regardless of country and has also censored certain English search terms in certain countries. A study also found illegal child pornography freely available through Bing Image Search. Its official wallpaper app was found to have contained malware in 2024.
 ===User privacy===
 In 2022, France imposed a €60 million fine on Microsoft for privacy law violations using Bing [[Web cookie|cookies]] that prevented users from rejecting those cookies.<ref>{{Cite web |author=guenni |title=France fines Microsoft 60 million euros over Bing cookies |url=https://borncity.com/win/2022/12/24/france-fines-microsoft-60-million-euros-over-bing-cookies/ |website=Born's Tech and Windows World |date=24 Dec 2022 |access-date=7 Jun 2026 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221224151305/https://borncity.com/win/2022/12/24/france-fines-microsoft-60-million-euros-over-bing-cookies/ |archive-date=24 Dec 2022}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |author= |title=France fines Microsoft €60m for imposing advertising cookies |url=https://www.rfi.fr/en/france/20221222-france-fines-microsoft-%E2%82%AC60m-for-imposing-advertising-cookies |website=Radio France Internationale |date=22 Dec 2022 |access-date=7 Jun 2026 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221224151303/https://www.rfi.fr/en/france/20221222-france-fines-microsoft-%E2%82%AC60m-for-imposing-advertising-cookies |archive-date=24 Dec 2022}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Xiao |first=Menghan |title=Microsoft fined $64 million by France over cookies used in Bing searches |url=https://www.scmagazine.com/analysis/compliance/microsoft-fined-64-million-by-france-over-cookies-used-in-bing-searches |website=SC Media |date=23 Dec 2022 |access-date=7 Jun 2026 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221224151305/https://www.scmagazine.com/analysis/compliance/microsoft-fined-64-million-by-france-over-cookies-used-in-bing-searches |archive-date=24 Dec 2022}}</ref>
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 ==Web IQ==
-On June 2nd 2026, it was announced that Bing would serve as the foundation for a new search engine called Web IQ. The core idea behind it is to: <blockquote>"Preserve the strengths of Bing’s foundation while redesigning the grounding stack to serve as the execution fabric for AI agents."</blockquote><ref>{{Cite web |date=2 Jun 2026 |title=Announcing Microsoft Web IQ |first=Knut |last=Risvik |url=https://blogs.bing.com/search/June-2026/Announcing-Microsoft-Web-IQ |url-status=live |website=blogs.bing.com |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20260622125246/https://blogs.bing.com/search/June-2026/Announcing-Microsoft-Web-IQ |archive-date=22 Jun 2026}}</ref>
+On June 2nd 2026, it was announced that Bing would serve as the foundation for a new search engine called Web IQ. According to the announcement: <blockquote>"Web IQ is a search engine for AI systems. Where Bing was built to help people search the web, Web IQ is built to help AI agents find the right information, turn it into useful evidence, and use it inside reasoning. Unlike other APIs that layer on top of fragile infrastructure, Web IQ is a new kind of search system, one that delivers the right evidence with the speed, quality, and efficiency modern agents require."</blockquote> And on the subject of maintaining trust:<blockquote>Web IQ inherits Bing’s long-standing commitment to the conventions and evolving standards of the internet ecosystem, including honoring robots exclusion protocols, publisher controls, and access preferences that govern how content can be discovered, accessed, and used. We are actively engaging with the broader ecosystem through the IETF and other industry forums to help evolve interoperable standards for the AI era. Our goal is to be a sincere and trusted participant in the open web — one that respects publisher choice and helps sustain a healthy ecosystem for content providers, advertisers, developers, and users alike.</blockquote><ref>{{Cite web |date=2 Jun 2026 |title=Announcing Microsoft Web IQ |first=Knut |last=Risvik |url=https://blogs.bing.com/search/June-2026/Announcing-Microsoft-Web-IQ |url-status=live |website=blogs.bing.com |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20260622125246/https://blogs.bing.com/search/June-2026/Announcing-Microsoft-Web-IQ |archive-date=22 Jun 2026}}</ref>
 ==See also==
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 ==References==
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+==External links==
+*[https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/webiq Web IQ]
 [[Category:Microsoft|Bing]]