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Microsoft to Ban 'Offensive Language' From Skype, Xbox, Office and Other Services

posted by janrinok on Wednesday March 28 2018, @09:41PM   Printer-friendly
from the they-are-listening dept.

canopic jug writes:

Microsoft, which purchased Skype in 2011, will soon increase its monitoring of Skype and other services. Starting May 1st they will further examine ostensibly private communicatiosn for 'offensive language' and 'inappropriate content' for the purpose of blocking. The changes are rolled out as part of a new terms of service advisory for the company's many services.

Microsoft will ban 'offensive language' and 'inappropriate content' from Skype, Xbox, Office and other services on May 1, claiming it has the right to go through your private data to 'investigate.'

From IDG's CSO : Microsoft to ban 'offensive language' from Skype, Xbox, Office and other services.

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  • (Score: 2) by BsAtHome on Wednesday March 28 2018, @10:16PM (5 children)

    by BsAtHome (889) on Wednesday March 28 2018, @10:16PM (#659719)

    So, which language are they going to ban?

    I'd almost want to create an account, write some documents in several different languages, use that particular language's method of expression and see what happens. (Un)fortunately, my very well developed aversion to cloud-crap prevents me from hacking their language skills. Well, fuck'm anyway.

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  • (Score: 3, Funny) by MichaelDavidCrawford on Wednesday March 28 2018, @11:27PM (1 child)

    by MichaelDavidCrawford (2339) Subscriber Badge <mdcrawford@gmail.com> on Wednesday March 28 2018, @11:27PM (#659752) Homepage Journal

    "Ficken"

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    • (Score: 3, Informative) by fritsd on Thursday March 29 2018, @03:51PM

      by fritsd (4586) on Thursday March 29 2018, @03:51PM (#660017) Journal

      "ficken" means "the pants pocket" in Swedish, I think.

      And fornicating in German.

      So just surround it with some more innocent Swedish words!

      "kiss" = piss
      "slut" = the end
      "sex" = six

      I'm too tired now to make a coherent sentence with these, tyvärr.

  • (Score: 3, Funny) by inertnet on Wednesday March 28 2018, @11:43PM (2 children)

    by inertnet (4071) on Wednesday March 28 2018, @11:43PM (#659764) Journal

    Which languages are going to be banned? Probably not C#, F# or Visual Basic.

    Hopefully JavaScript though.

    • (Score: 3, Funny) by BsAtHome on Wednesday March 28 2018, @11:48PM (1 child)

      by BsAtHome (889) on Wednesday March 28 2018, @11:48PM (#659767)

      Brainfuck will survive!

      ++++++++[>++++[>++>+++>+++>++>+>->>+[>.>---.+++++++..+++.>>.>+.>++.

      How offensive is that?

      • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday March 29 2018, @04:50AM

        by Anonymous Coward on Thursday March 29 2018, @04:50AM (#659849)

        That's what she said!