Sorry gamers, Xbox says you need to behave yourself. Starting today, Xbox will be enforcing stricter Community Standards, introducing an eight-strike policy to help curb abusive behavior while also educating players about their own criminal records.
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A post from corporate vice president of Xbox Player Services, Dave McCarthy, outlines the details of the new system. Players who don’t comply with the platform will receive a strike. A strike will remain on a user’s account for six months and will block access to certain Xbox social features, such as messaging, multiplayer, and group chat, for a period of time that depends on the severity of the violation. Today, every Xbox will start with zero strikes in this new system, and once a user reaches eight, they will be banned from social features for a year.
“This revised system gives players a better understanding of the severity of an enforcement and the cumulative effect of multiple enforcements,” McCarthy wrote in the post. “Enforcement transparency is intended to give players clarity about how their behavior impacts their experience.”
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The new system also allows users to easily glance at their own disciplinary record. The enforcement history interface will show a player how many strikes they have, as well as why they received those strikes. The menu will also have a handy link to the platform’s Community Standards, so users can learn how to avoid repeat offenses. Different offenses carry different numbers of strikes — MacCarthy likened it to the points system for driver’s licenses. A chart on the blog illustrates some examples: profanity is one strike, sexually inappropriate behavior is two strikes, and hate speech is three strikes. Players will also be able to appeal strikes.
The new system comes as Xbox continues to try to rid its brand of the stench of toxic gaming culture. The company’s executive vice president Phil Spencer has previously said that Xbox is not a platform for free speech, but rather a platform designed for games and entertainment. Spencer’s stance and Xbox’s efforts to curb bad player behavior aren’t unwarranted — the Anti-Defamation League reports that in 2021, 83% of the 80 million adult gamers surveyed claimed to have experienced harassment in online multiplayer games.
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source of information:gizmodo.com
