Now, Xbox Live users are free to express their race, religion, nationality and sexual orientation in profiles at the popular online videogame community.
Microsoft modified the Xbox Live code of conduct for some 23 million members of the network accessed through Xbox 360videogame consoles.
According to Xbox Live general manager Marc Whitten, who said in a letter to users of the service, some of these expressions of self-identification were not allowed in Gamertags or profiles to prevent the use of these terms as insults or slurs.
He also added that, however, we have since heard feedback from our customers that while the spirit of this approach was genuine, it inadvertently excluded a part of our Xbox Live community.
Gamertags are names players use to identify themselves in the online community.
According to Whitten, the policy change is accompanied by increased enforcement to prevent people abusing the once-banned terms.
Xbox Live provides a social network where videogame lovers can play with others online, download extra content for titles, share pictures, stream films, and other take part in other activities.
Whitten said, “our diversity is what makes us strong: diversity in gaming and entertainment options and diversity in the people that make up this amazing community”.
(Source: http://tech.yahoo.com)
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