The following content is prohibited on Microsoft Start:

Section 1: Vulgar or Profane Language

Vulgarity 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 bleeped. Profanity is not allowed in images like profane words graffiti on a wall in the background of an image. Clothing with profanity is not allowed.

Section 2: Content Unsuitable for Minors

No content encouraging or glorifying the use of drugs, smoking or vaping, or alcohol to minors is allowed.

Section 3: Prohibited Images and Videos

• Gratuitous images of violence
• Excessive blood or gore in images
• Gratuitous images of dead bodies or body bags
• Images gratuitously highlighting deformity or “medical voyeurism”
• Images that depict animals in extreme distress
• Images that glorify terrorists or other extremist groups
• Gratuitous images of murders and violent crimes or sexual assault
• Images that identify crime victims (unless the victims publicly identify themselves)
• Nudity or eroticism

Section 4: Terrorism or Violent Extremism

Text that glorifies the existence of terrorists or other extremist groups.

Section 5: Violence and Violent Threats

Detailed descriptions of murders and violent crimes (including sexual assault), or the identity of crime victims unless the victims have publicly identified themselves. No threats of real-world violence to individual people, groups of people or buildings and infrastructure.

Section 6: Sexually Explicit Content