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 […]
  • black0ut@pawb.socialEnglish
    1·
    1 day ago

    I have a uBlock Origin filter that replaces all instances of Microsoft with Microslop, and sometimes I forget it’s even called Microsoft.

  • Feathercrown@lemmy.worldEnglish
    461·
    3 days ago

    people quickly started testing variations like “Microsl0p” to slip past the filter

    Why don’t they just use that AI they’re so fond of to cover this situation

  • José Devezas@lemmy.worldEnglish
    36·
    3 days ago

    They’re actually quite lucky to be called “Microslop” instead of what we used to call it back in the day…

  • toddestan@lemmy.worldEnglish
    7·
    3 days ago

    From what I’ve seen coming out of Redmond recently, it wouldn’t surprise me to learn that the “Microslop” filter broke with some random update as opposed to being intentionally disabled.

  • decolo@piefed.socialEnglish
    22·
    3 days ago

    The intended takeaway is “Microsoft is getting less bad”, but I don’t think their brand reputation is salvageable by anything short of putting all C-levels in stocks on the front lawn in Redmond and a full repudiation of copilot/ai which obviously won’t happen.

  • brem@lemmy.worldEnglish
    22·
    3 days ago

    They probably already chose a new name.

    Probably something ass-hatted such as ‘Microhard’

  • RedstoneValley@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
    9·
    3 days ago

    “Microsoft changed course” (about shoving Slop into every nook and cranny of their products)

    I very much doubt that. When I have to open Office365 (Copilot… Sloppity… WhateverItIsCalledThIsWeek) in a browser they manage to hide the actual apps like Word, Excel etc. a little more behind the giant empty chat interface. Last time I checked my pinned Apps were gone and now there is a tiny button containing some of the apps. To make it worse, this button changed the location on screen almost every time I opened this website in the past months (I’m not using it very often).