Asking the internet to stop doing anything almost always backfires. Microsoft just learned that lesson the hard way.

With many users feeling uneasy about Discord's new age verification requirement, here are some alternatives that could be ...

"Streisand effect in full swing." The post Microsoft Bans the Word “Microslop” on Copilot Discord, Gets So Humiliated That It ...

Trouble began when users discovered that Discord messages containing the word "Microslop," a mocking nickname for the company's AI-heavy direction, were automatically blocked. Those attempting to ...

Microsoft later told media outlets that the team added "temporary filters for select terms" after a spike in spam and "walls of text" that used the insult to disrupt conversations. According to the ...

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Microsoft has banned 'Microslop' on its Copilot Discord, then locked the server after users bypassed the filter, amplifying ...

After people just used workarounds like typing out 'm1cr0sl0p,' admins seemingly dropped the ban. But that only accelerated the posting.