ɔᴚAug 7, 2024

So I’ve been using Microsoft Stream at work to auto-caption videos. Part of my job is quality assurance so I double-check the captions for errors.

One recent annoyance is that the captioning software censors some words, replacing them with asterisks. One word in particular that has been a thorn in my side is the word “nipple”. I have had to work on several BREASTFEEDING videos. Needless to say, I’ve been retyping in the word “nipple” a lot.

Come to today, I’m working on a video about transgender and non-binary folks. The speaker said, “There is no such thing as straight sex and gay sex.” Lo and behold Microsoft in their infinite wisdom decided to censor the words “gay sex”. “Straight sex” is uncensored.

I’m fucking livid, but I have no real way to contact Microsoft on this. But, mark it down and spread the word, Microsoft are fucking homophobic prudes.

Show threadHendi
@RC I guess its using the censor marks it learned on the Internet.
Aug 7, 2024 at 4:29pmWeb
Show threadCharles ☭ is now tooting from queer.partyAug 7, 2024
@dg3hda @RC No its not. There's a far right wing megachurch in Washington state that a lot of Microsoft employees belong to and which has a large say in decisions like this.
Show threadHendiAug 7, 2024
@celesteh @RC that world actually require people doing something - while it's easy to check the internet for words which are often censored. Sounds easier to me (although the decision to do it might originate there?)