I being harassing by players online

Report any offending messages, block the user, and do not reply to any of their messages. The enforcement team should handle him (He will receive a communication ban based on how it's sounding).

Hello TDSOUu,

Thanks for posting on the Xbox forums. We understand that a player is kicking you offline. We recommend

reporting and blocking the player and any messages they player may have sent that violate the Code of Conduct. Also, we have a support article that provides information about

how to handle DoS or DDoS attacks. We hope this information helps TDSOUu!

“Online video games can be a toxic environment for women. A survey assessed women’s (N = 293) experiences with general harassment and sexual harassment in online video games, including frequency of harassment, rumination about
the harassment, perceptions of organizational responsiveness (i.e. efforts the gaming company made to address harassment), and withdrawal from the game. Women reported coping strategies to mitigate harassment, including gender bending or gender neutralization
through screen name or avatar choice, avoiding communication with other players, and seeking help or social support inside and outside the game. Both general and sexual harassment predict women’s withdrawal from online games. Sexual harassment, but not general
harassment, leads to rumination and subsequent withdrawal. The path from sexual harassment to withdrawal was also mediated by organizational responsiveness, indicating the video game industry plays a key role in whether women continue to

participate after harassment occurs.”

-Women’s experiences with general and sexual harassment in online video games: Rumination, organizational responsiveness, withdrawal, and coping strategies

Jesse Fox, Wai Yen Tang

New Media & Society 19 (8), 1290-1307, 2017

Unfortunately that is simply not true. You are a player just as I am. I have seen many women abused and disempowered online just as I’ve seen men.

The academic work being done and articles being written are highlighting more and more with each article published the toxic environment that has evolved in the community, and each of us that is a part of it can either seek to make it better or not.

I do understand where you're coming from GeminiSnakev2. We should have a 'Freedom' of Speech. However, Xbox Live has been created for fun 'positively'. I understand that in every game that we play, most of the time profane languages, as only part of expression
during climax of the game, come out from our mouths during party talk or perhaps when sending messages to a friend/stranger. However, please understand that not all gamers in Xbox Live are adults. There are also children whose parents/guardians are monitoring
their kids whenever they connect online.

I may not be in the position to say this but regarding to your statement "Two week suspension for no reason, coms, but cheat or murder is 24hrs",this is a case-to-case basis. One great example of this is the game GTA V. It's part of the mechanics of the
game to kill a co-player online. There was this player who's being killed by another player multiple times. The player who kept on being killed then talked trash against this player who kept on hunting him. Who then do you think would be suspended here? Would
it be the hunter or the one who's being hunted?

Another good example of this is when someone talked trash against you. A great percentage in gaming world would trash talk back against a player who would harass him online. At the end of the road, the player who had been harassed would find out that he
has been suspended by the Enforcement team as he defends himself not-guilty because he was just defending himself against the player who's harassing him online. This only proves that Enforcement action does not take sides. If you're being harassed online by
a player or a group of players, don't get carried away and use a violation of Code of Conduct to fight back. Use the legal terms instead and that's by reporting the player. Because at the end of the road you'd be the one who would have the final laugh.

Hello GrimRimMNM

Don't worry about account suspension as that was just to scare you, and if he makes anymore threats or does DDOS you I would contact your isp as microsoft can't do anything relating to your internet equipment. I know that this can seem scary at times but if
they haven't done anything at this point I wouldn't be too worried, but if you still want information on this issue here's a page regarding the issue you have.

https://support.xbox.com/help/Hardware-Network/connect-network/dos-attacks-faq