In a major development, Microsoft's prominent webmail service Outlook's junk filter on Monday crashed resulting in spam messages directly going into the inbox. Outlook's junk filter down was reported by multiple users on social media and netizens slammed Microsoft for the unexpected and poor service. Going by what users said on social media, whether accessing Microsoft Outlook on Mac, iPhone, or iPad, they all observed spam messages going directly into their inboxes. After the Outlook spam filter down memes started breaking the internet, it was reported that there appears to have been an issue with the spam filter for some weeks now, but many are today reporting what seems to be a total failure.As a result, netizens started to ask Outlook spam filter down reason.
Here's what the users wrote-
A user wrote, "Is it just me or has Outlook (online) spam filters gone from reasonably ok to utterly shite? This is in fact my inbox just this morning, not my junk mail "
Is it just me or has Outlook (online) spam filters gone from reasonably ok to utterly shite? This is in fact my inbox just this morning, not my junk mail 👀👀👀 pic.twitter.com/2QSGvO2ACz
— Balraj Singh (@bazsingh) February 20, 2023
Another user wrote, "Hey @Outlook, you had cause me to go into notification hell this morning. All the email in my Junk Mail folder is now going to my Inbox. It is bypassing my Safe Sender list, which has been set up for years. Please fix so I can turn back on my notifications for Outlook."
Hey @Outlook, you had cause me to go into notification hell this morning. All the email in my Junk Mail folder is now going to my Inbox. It is bypassing my Safe Sender list, which has been set up for years. Please fix so I can turn back on my notifications for Outlook.
— Sarah Collins (@SarahCathCollin) February 20, 2023
"I'm so close to quitting Outlook lol The amount of junk mail I'm getting these days is absurd." wrote another user.
'Hotstar restored': Users allege Disney's streaming platform down reason is DOMAIN EXPIRATION
I'm so close to quitting Outlook lol
— Zac Bowden (@zacbowden) February 20, 2023
The amount of junk mail I'm getting these days is absurd. pic.twitter.com/ZMrKkDKH8F
Coming to Outlook spam filter down reason, it's unclear what is causing the issue or when it might be resolved. Multiple US media houses reached out to Microsoft for clarification and further details, but did not immediately hear back. In fact, thousands of users are asking Outlook the same question, but the webmail company is yet to respond or even resolve the issue.