MSN, Community guidelines and standards being inappropriately applied.

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Anonymous
2023-04-07T17:36:27+00:00

I have been experiencing issues with posting comments on MSN for the past few months. My comments are often flagged as not complying with the community guidelines, despite my efforts to carefully craft them to avoid offending or accusing anyone. My intention is to provide supplemental information and alternative perspectives on topics and reports. I have also noticed that many news stories on MSN contain inaccurate and false information, and comments are often disabled for these stories. This creates a biased environment on the MSN website, as it does not allow for alternative information to be presented. I believe my comments do not violate the community standards and I would like to be able to resume posting comments like the one below, as sometimes presenting facts and refuting poor ideas is necessary.

“To explore the topic, I recommend looking into the double slit experiment and Schrodinger’s cat. Rather than simply providing answers, it is important to seek understanding by researching and contemplating the materials. Asking for answers is not affective, especially with complex topics like this, as human beings tend to have biases that hinder their ability to seek the reality of the situation due to cognitive dissidence. All I've given you some clues on what to research and I wish you the best of luck in your pursuit of understanding.”

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  1. Anonymous
    2023-07-30T00:02:44+00:00

    Never thought of that, that's a good tip. I've erased so many times what I was trying to say and then just gave up...too frustrating. 😂

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  2. Anonymous
    2023-08-07T16:07:51+00:00

    You shouldn't have to appeal. These censorious weirdos should butt out and allow people to engage in dialogue and voice opinions. I was just blocked for this innocuous comment:

    Another "I can't believe I wasted my time clicking through that" episode.  One comment: Baywatch is criticized for having a non-diverse cast. Has the author (or aggregator) ever been to a beach? Having spent most of my 50+ summers, and many winters, at the shore, up and down the east coast, I have never seen a black or Asian lifeguard at a USA beach.

    Tech platforms have arrogated unto themselves all functions of the public square, and now censor even the most mundane of comments, any that do not comport with the ludicrous worldview being promulgated by these narrow minded autistic tech freaks. Keep squelching free speech. That's how revolutions start.

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  3. Anonymous
    2023-08-12T13:57:03+00:00

    That a load of ****. It is learning to be more aggressive to block comments. I have been here a long time and my comments are getting flagged more often as not complying with the community guidelines, despite my efforts to carefully word them to avoid offending or accusing anyone.

    Example below

    Why is it in all these news articles about strikes, we never see the reason they do not agree on. Are they striking over a 25 cents an hour  or $10.00 an hour. What terms are they wanting or asking for that the pubic will not find out until after it's done and even then we maybe not. 

    This is flagged and will not post.

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  4. Anonymous
    2023-08-12T17:16:10+00:00

    I used bings AI to see if my comment on MSN news broke the rules and it says that the comment is good and I am entitled to freedom of speech. MSN news seems to think otherwise. My comment was "Nothing is ever as bad as it seem". Why implement AI if it doesn't work properly? It's like Ford releasing a truck with no safety inspection and letting humans test it out to see if it's safe. Being MS guinea pig unknowingly is pretty low.

    Edit: I stopped using MSN news and will try again in a few months, MS will grow they as always do. A lot of the articles have false information anyways, for example: One article was about how certain games are not available on PC game pass, Fuzion Frenzy, Fable 2, and a few others. The games are in fact on PC game pass, unless I am missing something and the cloud gaming option in the Xbox app doesn't count as PC game pass to the "hardcore gamers"? The whole point of getting PC game pass ultimate is to use the cloud gaming feature. Playing Fable 2 on my PC was super fun and I hope that article didn't take that away from other Fable lovers on the PC. Until next time MS.

    https://www.msn.com/en-ca/lifestyle/shopping/best-exclusive-xbox-video-games-that-aren-t-on-pc/ar-AA1fc8ga?cvid=6f560701dfbe4b238348443cb76f90bd&ei=6#comments&commentId=018f3fd9-46d0-4d5a-9fbc-f60fbce42023

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  5. Anonymous
    2023-08-22T07:02:29+00:00

    I've now discovered the 'Christian' and 'bible' are OK but 'Muslim' and 'Quran' are not. So even when you try to post a comment on an article that is entirely about Muslims and the Quran - you can not use those words in your comment. So add Islamophobic to MSN's vast list of 'phobias'. It's funny. But it's not funny. Shame on MSN.

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