Microsoft To Ban ‘Offensive Language’ & Monitor Your Private Account

[The Nature Boy 7,659]

 

Is this true. OMG. Guess everything Microsoft has to go. Has to be more to this 

 

 

http://dfw.cbslocal.com/2018/03/27/microsoft-ban-offensive-language-xbox-skype-office-account/

[smilesammich 10,727]

haha. good luck microsoft.

 

use the internets properly or not at all, they're watching!

 

 

[The Nature Boy 7,659]

amazing loss of freedom 

[yuna628 9,676]

4 minutes ago, Nature Boy Flair said:

 

Is this true. OMG. Guess everything Microsoft has to go. Has to be more to this 

 

 

http://dfw.cbslocal.com/2018/03/27/microsoft-ban-offensive-language-xbox-skype-office-account/

LOL.... well that brings back memories actually. Back in the day their first foray into group messaging was chatrooms. Man we gave 'em hell back then... and that experiment quickly ended. I have long assumed that they have kept records of any and all activity even private texts, voice chats, and emails. This will take it to a new extreme. However I know from experience they do not have enough staff to be actively monitoring anyone for naughty language or things done while using their services 24-7. This is actually a typical TOS, and will be decried by some, like this gentleman who raises excellent points. But this is likely not as extreme as he posits. This is to cover their backsides in situations where they have to remove content and ban accounts for legit complaints, or when law enforcement comes to them for records. Under new laws they don't want lawsuits saying they allowed sex trafficking on their services without having measures to investigate. This new TOS doesn't define what constitutes offensive language. Is it racist and sexually abusive language or is it basic swear words. It needs clarification. 

 

Read this for better detailed info: https://gizmodo.com/microsoft-comes-for-the-trolls-with-offensive-language-1824107108

 

I'm a little more concerned with Facebook's collection of your personal txts and phone calls. https://gizmodo.com/facebook-s-defense-for-sucking-up-your-call-and-text-da-1824072352

[Amica Nostra 4,803]

“Don’t publicly display or use the Services to share inappropriate content or material (involving, for example, nudity, bestiality, pornography, offensive language, graphic violence, or criminal activity),

 

Are they starting with GTA? 

 

[smilesammich 10,727]

Just now, Il Mango Dulce said:

“Don’t publicly display or use the Services to share inappropriate content or material (involving, for example, nudity, bestiality, pornography, offensive language, graphic violence, or criminal activity),

 

Are they starting with GTA? 

 

exactly why i said, good luck 

[yuna628 9,676]

1 minute ago, Il Mango Dulce said:

“Don’t publicly display or use the Services to share inappropriate content or material (involving, for example, nudity, bestiality, pornography, offensive language, graphic violence, or criminal activity),

 

Are they starting with GTA? 

 

Oooof... I know, wait until they realize they sell copies of Saints Row (it's pretty much got *everything*). Where else can you run around in a gimp costume or naked and beat people to death with a giant purple.. ummm...... thingymabob?

[Amica Nostra 4,803]

3 minutes ago, yuna628 said:

Oooof... I know, wait until they realize they sell copies of Saints Row (it's pretty much got *everything*). Where else can you run around in a gimp costume or naked and beat people to death with a giant purple.. ummm...... thingymabob?

I tellya, its always the nice churchy girls that introduce the new ideas.

[Dashinka 24,502]

All I know is that Skype really sucks now that Microsoft owns it.  My company just changed from WebEx to Skype for business for remote meetings, no one likes Skype.

[bcking 3,157]

"In a March 1 release, Microsoft is warning customers using Office, Xbox, Skype, and other products that the company is prohibiting offensive language and inappropriate content starting on May 1. “Don’t publicly display or use the Services to share inappropriate content or material (involving, for example, nudity, bestiality, pornography, offensive language, graphic violence, or criminal activity),” Microsoft warns in a portion of their new codes of conduct."

 

At first I thought the article was about Xbox Live, since people posting here seemed to be focusing on video games. I actually wouldn't have a problem with them saying they are going to be more strict with their enforcement. That is their right when they are providing that internet service.

 

The one that is the most hilarious is Office. So are they going to start punishing people for writing pornographic fiction in office? What about just romance novels? Maybe all those authors will need to switch from Office to something...can't keep writing about "raging hard members" and such anymore.

 

I can just imagine you start writing bad words and the paper clip pops up saying "I don't think you meant to say that..."

[Cyberfx1024 7,980]

47 minutes ago, bcking said:

"In a March 1 release, Microsoft is warning customers using Office, Xbox, Skype, and other products that the company is prohibiting offensive language and inappropriate content starting on May 1. “Don’t publicly display or use the Services to share inappropriate content or material (involving, for example, nudity, bestiality, pornography, offensive language, graphic violence, or criminal activity),” Microsoft warns in a portion of their new codes of conduct."

 

At first I thought the article was about Xbox Live, since people posting here seemed to be focusing on video games. I actually wouldn't have a problem with them saying they are going to be more strict with their enforcement. That is their right when they are providing that internet service.

 

The one that is the most hilarious is Office. So are they going to start punishing people for writing pornographic fiction in office? What about just romance novels? Maybe all those authors will need to switch from Office to something...can't keep writing about "raging hard members" and such anymore.

 

I can just imagine you start writing bad words and the paper clip pops up saying "I don't think you meant to say that..."

So basically they are gone to ban all the teenagers that will be schooling us old folk during the video games? This will help us level the playing field.

[Cyberfx1024 7,980]

I think so far this is one of those threads we are all in agreement on and are actually laughing waiting to see how they will enforce this. 

[Voice of Reason 10,298]

Microsoft?  What’s that?  I think I heard of them, years ago...

[The Nature Boy 7,659]

14 hours ago, cyberfx1024 said:

I think so far this is one of those threads we are all in agreement on and are actually laughing waiting to see how they will enforce this. 

I tend to find the common ground with my middle of the road posts 

[Cyberfx1024 7,980]

1 minute ago, Nature Boy Flair said:

I tend to find the common ground with my middle of the road posts 

hahahahahha you had me going for a second.