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Microsoft says it can ban your Skype or Xbox Live account for 'offensive language'
Better mind your Ps and Qs, because daddy Gates is watching.
Microsoft is updating its terms of service on May 1, and the news rules just so happen to explicitly prohibit the use of "offensive language" on its various platforms. Those platforms include Skype and Xbox Live.
That's right, Microsoft is banning profanity on Xbox Live. Let that one sink in.
But it gets even weirder. The full lists prohibits all kinds of things, including nudity.
"By agreeing to these Terms, you’re agreeing that, when using the Services, you will follow these rules," explains the new code of conduct. "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)." Read more...
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