What the # @ ! % ? Some gamers uploading R-rated videos of themselves playing on the new Xbox One are learning the hard way that Microsoft is trying to crack down on cursing . Over the past few days , gamers using the Upload Studio on Xbox Live to share videos online have reported being banned from the network , at least temporarily , after using salty language . What do they think this is ? `` Grand Theft Auto '' ? On Monday , Microsoft confirmed it 's trying to clean up language in its online community . `` ( W ) e take Code of Conduct moderation via Upload Studio very seriously . We want a clean , safe and fun environment for all users , '' the company said in a statement . `` Excessive profanity as well as other Code of Conduct violations will be enforced upon and result in suspension of some or all privileges on Xbox Live . We remain committed to preserving and promoting a safe , secure and enjoyable experience for all of our Xbox Live members . '' The statement did , however , quell a rumor that Microsoft was also monitoring direct communications such as Skype chats among players using the network . Because Skype often was one of the apps suspended , some players said they thought their behavior on the voice-calling service was being monitored . Several suspended gamers reported having full services restored after 24 hours . Not surprisingly , the announcement is n't going over well with some in the gaming community . `` Saying that swearing is not to be tolerated ( at least partially ) in this one area of gaming on top of a platform that is an obscenity cannon just feels squishy , '' Alex Wilhelm wrote for TechCrunch . `` Also , it 's inconsistent . And as I do n't think that language deemed by some as 'foul ' should be banned while playing games , I do n't think that it should be banned in uploaded videos of games being played . '' Many online were echoing Wilhelm 's initial point : How can a company crack down on profanity while at the same time promoting video games filled with the stuff ? `` Xbox Live is suspending accounts for ( foul ) language . They do n't want kids hearing four letter words as they go on a virtual killing spree , '' said Mike Frankovich on Twitter . `` If Xbox is gon na ban 12 yr olds for abusive language they just eliminated their entire fan base , '' added Twitter user Malakye Morgan . In `` Dead Rising 3 , '' an exclusive title for the Xbox One , `` the words `` f**k , '' `` sh*t , '' and `` a*shole '' can be heard in the dialogue , '' according to the game 's `` M for Mature '' rating from the Entertainment Software Rating Board . Players are also able to visit a `` XXX supply shop '' and buy an adult toy that can be turned into the Super Massager -- a weapon that can be used on zombies . Microsoft said players who run afoul of its rules are being temporarily suspended from using certain apps , not banned from Xbox Live indefinitely .
Xbox Live players who curse in videos are getting suspended . Microsoft says it wants `` clean , safe and fun environment '' for all . Gamers report being suspended from some services for 24 hours . Comment: