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

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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.

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

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RenovatePosted:

Rant I think MS is going a bit overboard here. The majority of people swear while they are gaming so I don't think that this will accomplish very much.


Yes you're very true. Quite stupid IMO

MultitaskPosted:

Rant I think MS is going a bit overboard here. The majority of people swear while they are gaming so I don't think that this will accomplish very much.


yeah i hope they will re consider this rule or people will continue to get banned :(

MultitaskPosted:

Katsumi
Rant I think MS is going a bit overboard here. The majority of people swear while they are gaming so I don't think that this will accomplish very much.


I was thinking around the same thing, The fact that they are banning users just for swearing is just stupid if you ask me


Yeah they are getting more strict :(

MSDSPosted:

That's just stupid most of there games have profanity in them why would you ban for something that you guys also make haha.

MortarPosted:

It is somewhat understandable as to why Microsoft are cracking down on profanity, but in all honesty what is the point? Say for example someone is recording gameplay for Call of Duty, Battlefield or Dead Rising, why should they be penalised for swearing when profanity is used in the game itself? As for the possibility for being banned from Skype for swearing in a private call, that is absurd.

KatsumiPosted:

Rant I think MS is going a bit overboard here. The majority of people swear while they are gaming so I don't think that this will accomplish very much.


I was thinking around the same thing, The fact that they are banning users just for swearing is just stupid if you ask me

DV8Posted:

fex This is pretty stupid, Younger members should get banned for swearing yes but no1 abover the age of 16/17


Exactly what I am saying, why ban people from apps, that could be used on a computer.

RantPosted:

I think MS is going a bit overboard here. The majority of people swear while they are gaming so I don't think that this will accomplish very much.

RyhPosted:

I randomly swear and say stupid things, im random like dat. So yeah, this might be a bad console for me :b still buying it though. Yolo.

fexPosted:

This is pretty stupid, Younger members should get banned for swearing yes but no1 abover the age of 16/17


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