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Xbox’s new “8 strikes” moderation judges cheating and profanity equally harshly

Eight strikes = one-year suspension; "egregious" infractions can cause permanent bans.

https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2023/08/xboxs-new-8-strikes-moderation-judges-cheating-and-profanity-equally-harshly/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

Xbox’s new “8 strikes” mod rollout judges hate speech 3x worse than cheating

Eight strikes = one-year suspension; "egregious" infractions can cause permanent bans.

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Show threadplsburydoughboy (I/het/him)Aug 16, 2023
@arstechnica I read through Xbox's blog post and they definitely don't do that or claim that
Show threadSpiralsAug 16, 2023
@plsburydoughboy What do they say?
Show threadSecuropeanAug 16, 2023
@arstechnica This is discrimination against Irish people, we use swear words as adjectives.
Show threadClinton Anderson SwordForHireAug 16, 2023
@securopean @arstechnica This is what happens when the prudes run the world.
Show threadChris FergusonAug 16, 2023

@arstechnica Meanwhile...

https://www.takethis.org/2023/08/research-report-toxic-gamers-are-alienating-your-core-demographic-the-business-case-for-community-management/

Research Report: Toxic Gamers Are Alienating Your Core Demographic - The Business Case for Community Management - Take This

Take This’ most recent research paper is now available: Toxic Gamers are Alienating Your Core Demographic – The Business Case for Community Management. The goal of this research was to…

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Show threadClinton Anderson SwordForHireAug 16, 2023

@arstechnica

If Playstation did this, the #GTAOnline servers would be empty except for me.

#FingersCrossed

Show thread18RabbitAug 16, 2023
@arstechnica yo what is up with this thumbnail image? 😂
Show thread[Yaseenist] CauseOfBSOD  Aug 16, 2023
@arstechnica ah so this is what minecraft chat reporting will turn into

i knew we should have pushed back far harder