Attraverso la figura di Marc Whitten, Microsoft ha annunciato a tutta la comunità di Xbox Live che è stato aggiornato il codice di condotta del servizio online offerto dal gigante di Redmond.
In seguito a spiacevoli storie in cui alcuni utenti si ritrovavano con loro profilo bloccato o bannato per aver espresso la loro preferenza sessuale, Microsoft ha deciso di fare in modo che tutti gli utenti di Xbox Live possano specificare la loro preferenza sessuale e religiosa nella loro gamertag senza che i filtri di Xbox Live intervengano per bloccarla.
Whitten ha però aggiunto che con questa nuova misura non saranno comunque tollerate offese in relazione alle preferenze specificate.

Al momento i tecnici ci Xbox Live stanno aggiornando i server per le nuove regole: già alcune parole sono state "liberalizzate" ma vista la presenza di molte lingue e forme ci vorranno alcuni giorni per completare tutto.
Eventuali parole che hanno un'accezione negativa continueranno ad essere bloccate.

A Letter from Marc Whitten: Update to Xbox LIVE Code of Conduct

Dear Xbox LIVE members,

Since the beginning, Microsoft has made an investment in the security and safety of Xbox LIVE and created tools and monitoring practices to ensure it is a fun and welcoming entertainment experience for people of all races, nationalities, religions and sexual orientations. And thanks to this investment and the enthusiasm of community members like you, we’re proud to be the strongest and most diverse online community of its kind at 23 million.

The Xbox LIVE Terms of Use and Code of Conduct are designed to create a place where people can safely enjoy all of the ways to interact on our service, be it online multiplayer gaming, photo sharing, Netflix parties, or social games such as 1 vs. 100, without fear of discrimination or harassment. As the service evolves and our customers provide us with feedback, these rules evolve to incorporate new features or changes in how people wish to interact.

With that in mind, I’d like to announce an update to the Xbox LIVE Terms of Use and Code of Conduct which will allow our members to more freely express their race, nationality, religion and sexual orientation in Gamertags and profiles. Under our previous policy, some of these expressions of self identification were not allowed in Gamertags or profiles to prevent the use of these terms as insults or slurs. However we have since heard feedback from our customers that while the spirit of this approach was genuine, it inadvertently excluded a part of our Xbox LIVE community. This update also comes hand-in-hand with increased stringency and enforcement to prevent the misuse of these terms.

I truly believe that our diversity is what makes us strong: diversity in gaming and entertainment options, and diversity in the people that make up this amazing community. I look forward to seeing you on LIVE soon.

Jump in,

Marc Whitten
Gamertag –

Notwen
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