Microsoft gets tired of “Microslop,” bans the word on its Discord, then locks the server after backlash

Microsoft gets tired of “Microslop,” bans the word on its Discord, then locks the server after backlash

By Abhijith M B
Publication Date: 2026-03-01 23:36:00

Copilot’s official Discord channel was locked down after users went haywire with unflattering nicknames targeted at Microsoft

Microsoft’s aggressive AI push in Windows 11 through 2025 brought upon themselves the title Microslop. Unfortunately for the company, it’s everywhere on social media, and there isn’t a way to stop the spread, unless, of course, it’s their own Discord server.

Windows Latest was first to notice that the word “Microslop” was actively filtered in the official Microsoft Copilot Discord server. Any message containing the term is automatically blocked, and users see a moderation notice stating that the message includes a phrase considered inappropriate by server rules.

However, things fell apart when users noticed the filter and began testing it with variations of the word Microslop, along with other unflattering words, eventually forcing the moderators to lock the server, leaving all users in the dust, and not just the…