Bing Support Letter

Subject: Request for Review – Multiple URLs Blocked Despite Compliant and Independent Content

Dear Bing Webmasters Support,

I am writing to request a review of several URLs on my website, https://hir8.com, which currently appear as “Blocked” in Bing Webmaster Tools. These URLs include:

These links are representative examples; many similar articles are affected. All are published under the “Vélemény” (Opinion) and “Gondolkodó” (Thought-provoking) categories:

The hir8.com website is technically sound:

The server returns a 200 OK status for all pages
There are no redirects or noindex tags
The robots.txt file allows Bingbot access
No links point to prohibited or unsafe domains

From a content perspective, hir8.com is an independent, pluralistic, and democratic platform. We explicitly reject hate speech, racism, and extremism. Our Terms of Use clearly prohibit any form of extremist content, and our About and Author pages emphasize our commitment to ethical, moral, and legally acceptable publishing standards.

The site does not allow user comments, so no third-party content can compromise the integrity of the pages.

Some articles include personal political intentions, such as announcing my candidacy as an independent representative. These are not promotional materials, but part of a transparent and democratic discourse. The political tone of the articles does not exceed the opinion-based content regularly indexed by Bing from other Hungarian news outlets.

I am concerned that the “Blocked” status may be the result of algorithmic misclassification, which could unintentionally suppress independent political voices and restrict freedom of expression.

I kindly ask you to review the affected URLs and clarify the reason for their exclusion. If possible, I would appreciate a reevaluation and reinstatement of their visibility in Bing search results.

Thank you for your attention and support.

Best regards,
Jambor Peter
Editor, https://hir8.com