Bitmap Frogs said:
ssj12 said:
Anyways, what Microsoft is doing period is highly discriminatory. Most services provide a spot for preference allowing for straight, gay, lesbian, bi, bi-curious. An XBL profile is nothing different then a myspace, facebook, PSN, facethejury, etc profile making it so that if a person decides to post their preference, even if there is no field provided and they just do it in an "about me" section, it is perfectly a-ok to do so. If one is banned for publicly stating their preference there are some massive legal issues when you look at discrimination laws in the USA and many countries around the world. Microsoft is putting themselves in hole that they wont get out of if someone actually pushes this subject.
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No it's not and you can skip the doom and gloom. It's happened several times already and Microsoft; if there was a case it'd be on the courts already. Because their ToS doesn't allow any kind of sexual reference, there's no discrimination involved from Microsoft. The discrimination comes from users, who are selective about what to report or not.
By the way, I'd like you to point me where it is written that you are allowed to state your sexual orientation (wether heterosexual or homosexual) within the context of online services.
Oh, Sony has a similar clause on their TOS. I wonder what would happen if a muslim living in Saudi Arabia reported a PSN profile making explicit the homosexual orientation of the user. It'd place Sony in a very difficult position. Either they deem it offensive or PSN could be declared illegal in a good chunk of the world.
MS TOS
Create a Gamertag , avatar or use text in other profile fields that may offend other members. This includes comments that look, sound like, stand for, hint at, abbreviate, or insinuate or relate to any of the following: profane words/phrases, topics or content of a sexual nature, hate speech (including but not limited to racial, ethnic, or religious slurs), illegal drugs/controlled substances, or illegal activities.
SONY TOS
You may not take any action, or upload, post, stream, or otherwise transmit any content, language, images or sounds in any forum, communication, public profile, or other publicly viewable areas or in the creation of any Online ID that SCEA, in its sole discretion, finds offensive, hateful, or vulgar. This includes but is not limited to, any content or communication that SCEA in its sole discretion deems racially, ethnically, religiously, or sexually offensive, libelous, defaming, threatening, bullying or stalking.
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