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Found something interesting about Microsoft account names (reddthat.com)
submitted 1 day ago by gerald_eliasweb@reddthat.com to c/privacy@lemmy.world
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I tried putting the name on my Microsoft account as "FUCK MICROSOFT" but it said "Your name can't include special characters." changing it to "Fuck Microsoft" gave the same issue. Only when I made up a fake name did it accept it.

Not sure if this is a bug or if it blocks swear words. If anyone knows why it does this please leave a comment.

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[–] besselj@lemmy.ca 32 points 1 day ago (11 children)

My guess is that they dont want anybody to use the word 'Microsoft' in their account name to impersonate the company.

[–] Catoblepas@piefed.blahaj.zone 32 points 1 day ago (5 children)

Gotta go for something like MikeRowsoft

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