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Phil Spencer: 'Xbox Live is not a free speech platform' - Kotaku interview
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But imagine saying 'fuck' on television.. or even worse, show sex. Haha.
What's this about exactly ? I don't remember any thread here about that stuff.
I thought that was a great thing to say from Phil
Good.
"freezepeach" are rotten fruit these days because it obviously means "I want to be racist/sexist/asshole without dealing with the consequences of my actions" these days.
"freezepeach" are rotten fruit these days because it obviously means "I want to be racist/sexist/asshole without dealing with the consequences of my actions" these days.
Yeah...it's weird how these gaming companies keep turning a blind eye to youtubers transgressions. Boogie still get invited to that Geoff Keighley thing ffs.
I don't think so. You can't even curse on Xbox Live. Very few people have issues with that.
I bet that ass would have something to say about this.
You don't think bigots get up in arms when they learn that platforms are not a haven for hate?
I have him on my friends list just for kicks. I really don't know how he plays as much as he does cause it seems like a lot considering he has a family and a much more demanding job than I do.
He's a diehard game fan at heart, so honestly I'm not surprised.
Eloquently said! Honestly, it's time to further isolate the sort of folks that hide behind "free speech" as an excuse for their toxic behavior. Banish them from normal societal interaction and we'll find there are fewer and fewer of them over time. Coddle them, and their ranks just grow until we're all dragged down into the mire.
He is probably one of those who thinks Phil Spencer is saying this to get attention.
Not on Xbox Live, with huge restrictions since the beginning:
It's quite different from Facebook, YT and Twitter and places that claim to be open platforms. Or at least were and changed their guidelines a lot lately.
I wonder if any of the big social media platforms would have to guts to say the same thing. I highly doubt that.
I love what Spencer said but actually back it up. Prove to me that you guys will clean up Xbox live.
I came to make a post along these lines but you summed it up perfectly. Him motivating his team to stop supporting the platforms you mentioned would be a great decision to prove this isn't all just beating that good ole pr drum.
How many videos from our old pal TheQuartering will we see from this quote? Oh, who am I kidding, he's probably on his 124th video on Brie Larson...
Youre right. Its a business move to associate with those people at the end of the day, but youre still right.
Is this Console Warz or are you so cynical that you'd twist a message of inclusivity into bad thing.
Or is some meta commentary about those who spread hate online?
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Who? I just read this whole thread and people are speaking in tongues lol.
You say this like people online don't spew heinous shit even with rules in place.
That's great to hear and I hope that sentiment is borne out in actions soon. A lot of the potential impact will emerge in the details of the policies, but it is a powerful first step for someone like Phil to give a clear articulation of the community guidelines are. Bravo!
People seem to always forget that a private business has no obligation to protecting your freedom to say fucked up vile shit. If they choose to deny or allow it that is their right to do so, your partaking in it is your choice but the actions to that choice can't be argued against.
You're right. Youtube needs to clean house too. Weird to be saying in 2019 that Youtube needs to be more like Xbox Live, but MS need to quit supporting them too.
He's right. Sounds great to me. You simply cannot be inclusive without protecting people. This should simply be a standard across these services. MS making lots of great moves lately. Also, what OG_Thrills said. They also need to do better consistently.
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I commend him for this. Too often people forget that privately owned platforms like Twitter and Xbox Live don't owe you free speech, and I think that's a good thing if it means that they can stop hate speech and the like. Obviously some people will call it censorship and cause a scene about it, but as long as they're not silencing opinions they don't like and only using these powers to stop hate speech and other bigotry, I'm perfectly fine with it. If it gets to the point where they don't allow you to post negative comments about a game in a review for instance, then I would consider it going too far, but everyone has a right to feel safe while playing games and I'm glad to see Phil Spencer affirm that.
It's good Phil is trying to tackle this now, but back in 2007, the n word was thrown around on XBL like candy & women couldn't speak a word without getting harassed, this is one of the reasons i moved more to PC/PS3 for online in those days. XBL was more toxic than fucking 4chan.
Baffling further that people seem to think their words and opinions should have no repercussions for them. Having the freedom to say what you please in no way means others can't judge you for those statements.
Trump rubbing off on these loser ass conservatives with their capitalization of buzzwords.