Racism and **** in gaming: Hate speech corrodes online video game

As long as no ones threatened, people should have 100% pure freedom to sling whatever hateful, racist, vulgar, idiotic things they want. I dont personally enjoy it, I like the option to mute people, which you dont have in real life. So its already luxurious enough, enough of this prudish thinking about banning and punishing people for saying things you dont like. **** deal with it.

i bet you all do it , ,

dont act like your the next god --because there can only be one perfect person and thats god !

You can't control what people say. All you can do is mute the people who annoy you, which on XBL is extremely easy. Or even better, just stick to a party of friends and talk with them. Hate speech corrodes life, not just online video games. I hear racism etc. out in the real world as well, yet i dont expect a cop to be on hand to shut the person up. Who cares. Anjunaddict

You seem to think you have rights on a pay-for service. You don't. You have just as much 'right to free speech' using those companies online services as you do here at GameSpot. Now, try to fill a post here at GS with trash-talk and porn and see how far your rights extend.br0kenrabbit

I hear racism etc. out in the real world as well, yet i dont expect a cop to be on hand to shut the person up. Who cares. Anjunaddict

The thing people are mistaking is that freedom of speech doesn't apply in this realm. PSN, XBL, and servers for PC games can all make their own rules and enforce them in the manner they wish. Because its a private domain.

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"Freedom of speech" applies to government entities not censoring or restricting speech, not private businesses, groups, or individuals. If it applies to businesses, groups, or individuals, then Microsoft, GameSpot, and even us will be sued for suppressing it which will also violate our rights of speech as well. It would be a legal mess.

"Freedom of speech" should be interpreted by its spirit, not by the letter or else it will be counter-productive to a democratic society.

[QUOTE="Anjunaddict"]You can't control what people say. All you can do is mute the people who annoy you, which on XBL is extremely easy. Or even better, just stick to a party of friends and talk with them. Hate speech corrodes life, not just online video games. I hear racism etc. out in the real world as well, yet i dont expect a cop to be on hand to shut the person up. Who cares. UnknownSniper65

[QUOTE="UnknownSniper65"][QUOTE="Anjunaddict"]You can't control what people say. All you can do is mute the people who annoy you, which on XBL is extremely easy. Or even better, just stick to a party of friends and talk with them. Hate speech corrodes life, not just online video games. I hear racism etc. out in the real world as well, yet i dont expect a cop to be on hand to shut the person up. Who cares. II_Seraphim_II