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Microsoft says it can ban your Skype or Xbox Live account for ‘offensive language’

sudshr47 March 27, 2018

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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sudshr47 January 11, 2018

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Skype disappears from app stores in China, including Apple’s

sudshr47 November 21, 2017

Tumbleweeds are a-blowin’ through app stores in China, as unmonitored and foreign-run communication tools continue to vanish. The latest is Skype, which has been missing from Chinese app stores — including Apple’s — for a month, according to the New York Times.

The Times‘ investigation says the move may indicate a crackdown by President Xi Jinping’s administration on privacy, encrypted communication, and “internet freedoms.” A new cybersecurity law the government instituted in June, which includes language that justifies widespread removal of non-compliant apps, may be politically motivated to cut off access once and for all to foreign news outlets and social networks. Read more…

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Skype launches Photo Effects – sticker suggestions powered by machine learning

sudshr47 November 8, 2017

Not content with merely launching its own take on Instagram and Snapchat’s Stories, Skype today is adding another copycat-like feature to its app: photo stickers. The company says it’s introducing new “Photo Effects” (as it’s calling these stickers), which include things like face masks, decorative borders, witty captions, and more. However, unlike the photo… Read More