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Publishing guidelines for MSN Partners
Section 1: Introduction MSN 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 engaging…
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Moderation
MSN 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 intelligence. Our…
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Contract and Agreements
You are welcome to check your current MSN Partner contract and agreements at any time. Simply sign into the MSN 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 convenience. Questions about…
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Auto-Publishing Requirements
Content that is successfully ingested will automatically be published if it complies with MSN 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 auto-publishing but can…
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Prohibited Content
The following content is prohibited on MSN: Section 1: Vulgar or profane language Vulgarity and profanity are not permitted in titles or headlines. Profanity may appear in the body text if it is partially obscured (e.g., "f*ck," "sh-t"), or bleeped in audio or video content. Profanity is not allowed in images, including on…
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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 MSN canvases. Content that has auto-published is available for selection by our AI based auto-curation system. However, this does not guarantee it will be…
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Content Ranking
How MSN Ranks Content MSN 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 MSN mobile app. Each time a consumer views the MSN feed, it refreshes with the latest…
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Strategies for Successful Article/Gallery Publishing
MSN 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 post before…
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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 MSN 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 daily users.…