How did I get blocked from commenting on MSN and how do I get unblocked?

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2021-12-10T22:42:21+00:00

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How did I get blocked from commenting on MSN and how do I get unblocked?

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  1. Brian Tillman [Outlook MVP 2007-2019] 25,915 Reputation points
    2021-12-11T02:22:03+00:00

    Blocked from commenting where? On the MSN.com web site? See if this thread helps in that case: https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/newmsn/forum/all/blocked-from-comments-on-msn-for-over-a-year/a6b1574b-582a-4b56-88ad-c8a5e3d0d478

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  2. Anonymous
    2021-12-11T13:58:39+00:00

    I saw this yesterday, but it's difficult to tell which Publisher or Editor of content I disagreed with. I think this came from Microsoft because I am blocked on commenting on any story on the MSN.com site.

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  3. Don Varnau 19,930 Reputation points Volunteer Moderator
    2021-12-12T02:58:27+00:00

    I saw this yesterday, but it's difficult to tell which Publisher or Editor of content I disagreed with. I think this came from Microsoft because I am blocked on commenting on any story on the MSN.com site.


    See point #5. Perhaps if you report the problem via the Feedback link, someone will contact you.

    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 almost certainly being done via AI, via a bot, not humans.
    5. 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.

    Don

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  4. Anonymous
    2021-12-13T14:49:32+00:00

    Thank you Don,

    I did use the feedback link but have not heard anything back yet. Decided to use another site instead of MSN for all my news, sports etc.

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  5. Anonymous
    2021-12-16T11:01:43+00:00

    Same thing happened to me, can you not even see the comments section anymore? I think the line I crossed was when I called the word "equity", soft bigotry. Haven't been able to comment or see comments since then.

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