Why are MSN comments so overly censored?

Anonymous
2022-10-12T21:36:06+00:00

Literally cannot even use words like "you" and "put" it is beyond stupid. Comments aren't even remotely offensive. Fix the filters or just disable comments. It is infuriating

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  1. Anonymous
    2022-12-28T00:00:58+00:00

    I have never had any response to feedback or seen any evidence that anything is ever done from it.

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  2. Anonymous
    2022-12-31T14:46:47+00:00

    Can you explain where the offensive part is in this comment?

    "Not even close. They are still destructive, but not to the extent as combustion engines. The environment is hurt by drilling and the air is severely corrupted by the emissions which hurts more of the environment. We need an alternative. Personally, I think hydrogen is the way to go. The materials aren't as damaging as electric and the waste product is water vapor. Unfortunately, money is more important than the planet we live on so the expense makes sure we keep damaging the environment."

    I don't have an "other" choice in the settings.

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  3. Don Varnau 19,930 Reputation points Volunteer Moderator
    2022-12-31T15:16:53+00:00

    Can you explain where the offensive part is in this comment?

    "Not even close. They are still destructive, but not to the extent as combustion engines. The environment is hurt by drilling and the air is severely corrupted by the emissions which hurts more of the environment. We need an alternative. Personally, I think hydrogen is the way to go. The materials aren't as damaging as electric and the waste product is water vapor. Unfortunately, money is more important than the planet we live on so the expense makes sure we keep damaging the environment."

    I don't have an "other" choice in the settings.


    You aren't communicating with MSN here. Neither Mitchell nor anyone else here can answer your question.

    Here's my canned response on moderation. Please see, in particular, point 4. I will also add that submitting Feedback will be a waste of time.

    I can't explain the moderation of comments to MSN articles, but here are some observations.

    1. You may find useful information at https://www.msn.com/en-us/community/guideline 
    2. There were so many unacceptable comments that commenting was shut down for a few months not too long ago.
    3. Now that commenting is allowed again, moderation is very restrictive.
    4. Moderation is a dysfunctional mess. It's being done via AI, via a bot, not humans and is random and inexplicable.
    5. If a comment you tried to post was banned, that will be in your activity feed, and you can

    appeal that decision.

    1. I've searched but have not found a way to contact MSN staff regarding this moderation except the Feedback link that's at the bottom of nearly every MSN webpage. If you receive a reply to the feedback, it will be a generic reply that doesn't address your specific issue.

    Don

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  4. Anonymous
    2023-01-12T17:07:24+00:00

    Cannot call out <political content removed>

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