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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CHPPosted:

if you can get banned for that then you should be bannned for alot more things aswell.

CHPPosted:

that... is the dumbest thing i have ever heard of.

ToquePosted:

Method_Man I think this is fake mostly due to the grammar


A multi-billion dollar company saying you can't XboxLive... Seems legit

GG MS

StancePosted:

",you can't Xbox Live Gold is required...."

Lol makes sense.

MPAAPosted:

lolohnoeszsz
RIAA
lolohnoeszsz so if i'm in a skype call with a friend and say the f-bomb or sh!t. i'm going to get banned? glad to know freedom of speech is limited. go MS.


*sarcasm*


You are aware that freedom of speech only applies when you're up against the government right?

Try screaming out Fire in a crowded cinema sometime and let me know how good freedom of speech protected you from being booted out.
freedom of speech applies to anything. having a company basically silence you for profanity is ignorant. which is why i said 'freedom of speech is limited'.


Its not ignorant, MS have lawyers who would tell them that if it were the case, it is not. It is because freedom of speech only applies to government full stop (or 'period' as you americans say)

Not a lot of people realize that.

MS

aNaughtyCubanPosted:

Lol if they do attempt to block swearing they're going to fail miserably.

MeetPosted:

For swearing? And that pictures text lol

Method_ManPosted:

I think this is fake mostly due to the grammar

gmlukensPosted:

Haha what type of grammar is that though. Anyway, good thing for the heads up haha

ReversingPosted:

Woah there banning people from skype and upload studio for swearing?
whats the whole point in having it if you cant do what you want?
and shouldnt skype be your own personal use? microsoft shouldnt be listening to you or anything.


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