Microsoft tried to ban "Microslop", and six months later it has given up
Naturally, the situation escalated until Microsoft locked down parts of the server for good. Six months later, I checked the same Copilot Discord again and found that “Microslop” is no longer being blocked. Users were openly posting the word in the general channel, and search turns up over 200 results for it going back weeks.
- ▪Naturally, the situation escalated until Microsoft locked down parts of the server for good.
- ▪Six months later, I checked the same Copilot Discord again and found that “Microslop” is no longer being blocked.
- ▪Users were openly posting the word in the general channel, and search turns up over 200 results for it going back weeks.
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Home Windows 11 Windows 11 Microsoft tried to ban “Microslop,” and six months later it has given up By Abhijith M B - September 24, 2026 0 Microsoft quietly drops its ban on Microslop as it scales back Windows 11 AI bloat In March, Windows Latest was the first to notice that Microsoft’s official Copilot Discord server was blocking messages containing “Microslop.” Anyone who tried to post it got a moderation warning, and people quickly started testing variations like “Microsl0p” to slip past the filter. Naturally, the situation escalated until Microsoft locked down parts of the server for good. Six months later, I checked the same Copilot Discord again and found that “Microslop” is no longer being blocked.
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