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

Anonymous
2023-11-29T02:45:09+00:00

This issue is getting really annoying for me and I need this fixed ASAP.

I've tried the following:

-Resetting history

-Clearing all of my cache

-Resetting my settings

-Logging in and out of my account

-Uninstalling and reinstalling both Bing and Microsoft Edge

Other information:

-I haven't reached my daily limit for points from searching

-I live in the US

-The issue occurs on both my PC and my phone

-I'm not searching things I've already searched today

Bing | Microsoft Rewards
Bing | Microsoft Rewards

A program that grants points for using Bing search, which users can redeem for gift cards, sweepstakes entries, or charitable donations.

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  1. Anonymous
    2023-12-05T03:26:06+00:00

    It was done intentionally to slow us down, similar to removing the 20 edge points, and the "This or That?" quizzes.

    EDIT: Most of the options on the rewards page have dropped from 10 points to 1 point today.

    Yes the same is been to me by BING, they have slower down my searching to only 12 point per hour & mobile searching is also been the same, and only 1 point to quizzes

    such a cheap trick by bing when you are very close to your points to redeem

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  2. Anonymous
    2023-12-05T05:29:46+00:00

    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).

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  4. Anonymous
    2023-12-06T01:21:48+00:00

    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.

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  5. Anonymous
    2023-12-08T12:09:50+00:00

    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.

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