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Microsoft tried to ban the word “Microslop” and it backfired badly

Ellsworth Toohey
Mar 02, 2026
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Barbra Streisand (s_bukley/shutterstock.com)

Microsoft just gave the internet a masterclass in the Streisand effect. The company added “Microslop” — a derisive nickname for Microsoft that took off after Merriam-Webster named “slop” its 2025 word of the year — to the auto-moderation block list on its official Copilot Discord server. Any message containing…

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