Why does only some of my searches give my points on Microsoft Rewards?

Same here. I've noticed I have to wait for a fully loaded page before searching again on PC. My mobile searches aren't even reflected anymore. I've been a faithful Microsoft advocate for about 20 years because they were always on the up and up, less of that shady stuff like other companies practice. But this kind of thing is disgraceful, using tactics to slow us down? You want searches and we're searching, using our valuable time, all to what? Be told we're not doing it right? How can you not search correctly? A search is a search, and I feel like this is a very underhanded move to make, and I never in a thousand years thought that Microsoft would be doing anything that reminded me of those classic shady Sony moves. Shame on the people who thought this was a good idea. If my time isn't valuable to them, then theirs won't be to me either.

Not anymore. My use over the past few days has been frustrating. The really sad aspect is my points are donated to charitable organization so greatly DISAPPOINTED with Microsoft's policy change.

Like everybody here, points were harder to earn with searches. This also coincided with my auto redeem for game pass not going through. Was told my account may not fully align with performing searches outlined in the microsoft service agreement. Told to run meaningful searches without the use of an automated tool? Geez. I simply look up stories on my phone and then on the PC later.

yeah! same is happening to me too. does not matter how i search in the pc, the points increase only after 20+ searches or sometimes they do not even increase at all. However, searches on mobile are working fine (till now).