Xbox One: MS banning users from Skype and Upload Studio for swearing

Xbox One gives you the ability to record your voice to accompany a gameplay clip and upload it to Xbox Live using Upload Studio, and it appears that multiple users have been temporarily banned for swearing in those clips.

Polygon has collated a set of reports from various places, such as the Xbox forums and a Reddit thread suggesting that users were banned for uploading gameplay clips in which they use profanity, it is unclear what is considered profanity. The banned users are unable to use Upload Studio or upload any clips they captured.

Microsoft appears to have lifted the ban for one user on Reddit by the name of MakVolci, he said, ” Okay I got a hold of a Microsoft representative. They’ve told me that my standing is “good” and don’t see an issue with my account – I’m in ‘good standing’.” He later added, ” I hopped on Upload Studio about twenty minutes ago and tried it out. It is now working for me, and I was successfully able to upload my Kinect footage and DVR footage to both Xbox and SkyDrive. It appears as though the Upload Studio suspension is a 24 hour suspension, as I believe it was for me.”

One Twitter user is reporting that he’s not able to use Skype for swearing in a private call, and receiving the following message:

Users who have been banned for using profanity in their Upload Studio clips are also reportedly being banned from using Skype. Polygon has reached to Microsoft for a comment.

Posted: Nov 25, 2013 4:06 pm
Related Forum: Xbox Forum

Source: http://www.vg247.com/2013/11/25/xbox-one-microsoft-is-reportedly-banning-users-from-using-skype-and-upload-studio-for-swearing/

Comments

VPNPosted: Mon. Nov 25, 2013

Wonder how they monitor all the calls for that.

DreamsPosted: Mon. Nov 25, 2013

Cyimking MS should separate the kid community from the adult community. Because telling a 21 yo to stop swearing isn't going to work... Also how does MS finds out who swearing? Do someone have to report or ? ...

most likely listening in on convos why would their friends that there skyping with report them i said it since the beginning that the xbox one is used to spy thats why i refuse to use kinect

CyimkingPosted: Mon. Nov 25, 2013

MS should separate the kid community from the adult community. Because telling a 21 yo to stop swearing isn't going to work... Also how does MS finds out who swearing? Do someone have to report or ? ...

N3PxCRuNkPosted: Mon. Nov 25, 2013

what a load of nonsense lol

Zer0Posted: Mon. Nov 25, 2013

ok i get the temp ban thing for swearing in a uploaded clip because the age of the community but not the skype ban for swearing in a privite call. thats basicly taking away freedom of speech and its hurting no one. hope its figured out soon

MedionPosted: Mon. Nov 25, 2013

It's upload studio, not Skype. Swearing on a video you're sharing to a community that includes kids shouldn't be allowed. The Skype thing is just a glitch.

OasisPosted: Mon. Nov 25, 2013

Vat This would be stupid if you got banned due to it when your on an 18+ game.

True, but if you choose to share content then chances are someone of a younger age will see it.

By the sounds of it, MS need to adjust just who can see your uploads, the user needs better access to filters/tags i.e contains swearing/ bf4 explosion/ just dance with karaoke and so on you get the idea.

GotOverclockingPosted: Mon. Nov 25, 2013

They're just trying to have a clean and friendly community. But I couldn't go a day without "Swearing" if my life depended it on it. So F it lol

-DeanoPosted: Mon. Nov 25, 2013

Are they serious? Banned for swearing... Swearing is all over the face of the earth.. Banning people from using things because someone said a 'naughty' is incredibly pathetic. New low, Xbox... new low.

BigRedMachinePosted: Mon. Nov 25, 2013

I think this is stupid from Microsoft, they shouldn't be able to tell you what you can/can't do on skype.
Just something else, on that message MS got there grammar wrong :p Comma should be after "can't".

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