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: GamePolitics.comMicrosoft Defends Xbox Live Swastika Bans
By james_fudge
The Director of Xbox Live Policy and Enforcement at Microsoft defended his decision to ban any Xbox Live account that uses a swastika as a Call of Duty Black Ops logo. While the symbol is interpreted to represent the sun in some Native American circles, its association with Nazi Germany during World War II makes it a visually offensive piece of imagery in the eyes of most.
Speaking via his blog, Stephen Toulouse defended his company's decision to ban the symbol. There seemed to be a minor backlash from some in the community, who saw the bannings as heavy handed. Commenters in this Gamasutra story echoed those sentiments, comparing it to Microsoft's actions in banning names with the word "gay" in them - even names that were real. Read More
Full post as published by GamePolitics.com on November 23, 2010 (boomark / email).
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