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Publishing Guidelines for Microsoft Start Partners
Section 1: Introduction Microsoft Start provides access to content across multiple services and devices from thousands of premium publishers and creators from all over the world. We aim to provide a trusted, safe, and highly engaging experience suitable for users of any age. We welcome a broad spectrum of thoughtful and…
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Moderation
Microsoft Start provides users free access to content from thousands of premium partners from all over the world across multiple services and devices. We aim to bring you a trusted, safe, and highly engaging experience suitable for users of any age. We moderate content through a combination of human and artificial…
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Contract and Agreements
You are welcome to check your current Microsoft Start Partner contract and agreements at any time. Simply sign into the Microsoft Start Partner Hub and click Agreement in the navigation bar at the left to display a list of all your signed agreements. You may view them in the browser or download them to review at your…
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Auto-Publishing Requirements
Content that is successfully ingested will automatically be published if it complies with Microsoft Start content publishing guidelines. The below list provides a summary of the auto-publishing rules applied to documents when ingested. Any document that fails one or more of these rules will not be eligible for…
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Prohibited Content
The following content is prohibited on Microsoft Start: Section 1: Vulgar or Profane LanguageVulgarity and profanity are never allowed in titles or headlines. Profanity may appear in the body text of an article if it is starred (f*ck), or dashes (sh-t) are used to replace some letters. In video or audio content it must be…
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Auto-Publishing FAQ
What does auto-publishing mean? If your content has auto-published, it has successfully been ingested and meets all baseline requirements to be published on any of our Microsoft Start canvases. Content that has auto-published is available for selection by our AI based auto-curation system. However, this does not guarantee…
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Content Ranking
How Microsoft Start Ranks Content Microsoft Start publishes news stories, photo galleries, and videos from thousands of publishers globally and promotes this content across Microsoft products, including Microsoft Edge, Microsoft Windows, MSN.com, and the Microsoft Start mobile app. Each time a consumer views the Microsoft…
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Strategies for Successful Article/Gallery Publishing
Microsoft Start prioritizes high-quality content that is current, substantive, and tailored for the platform. All content must comply with our Content Guidelines and Publishing Requirements, but there are some attributes of content that, while not expressly prohibited, may limit discoverability. It is best to review each…
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Publishing Standards and Best Practices for Brands
Adherence to core professional publishing standards are an essential part of the evaluation process for any brand entering and remaining in the Microsoft Start ecosystem. This ensures that our users are receiving the highest quality content and partners can successfully grow their audience with our reach of millions of…