Banned for no real reason other than someone read more into a comment than what was there

Kenneth Williamson 0 Reputation points
2026-08-24T22:03:55.9166667+00:00

I was Banned for no real reason other than someone read more into a comment than what was there by community standards. I know it was because of my comment about (political content removed by Moderator), that happened today according to MSN news.

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    2026-08-24T22:04:08.0166667+00:00

    MSN comment bans and blocked posts are handled by MSN’s own automated and human moderation systems, not by Microsoft Edge or Windows settings. Standard support forums cannot see the exact moderation rule, log, or reason for a specific ban, and they cannot override it.

    Automated moderation can incorrectly flag comments when wording is interpreted as violating community guidelines, even if the intended meaning was different.

    The supported way to challenge this is to send feedback directly from MSN:

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