Why is reporting in-game voice chat an option for players who opt out of family settings?

Козмос · Dec 16, 2023

Xbox needs to be for everyone, I clouding free-speaking adults whose gaming experience is enhanced by free speech, confrontation, dark humor, etc. If I wanted that, I'd be going to the local chucky cheese and playing there. Myself, any veteran, and other who just share the same sense of humor, competitiveness, and confrontational enjoyment should have a place to play as well. Where's our "safe space" to say what we want, however we want. to whoever we want? Online gaming platforms should be accommodating everyone, not just people who get their feelings hurt over being yelled at, especially when the majority fits in the former category. Most people frequenting forums, and Xbox Ambassadors fall into the group of those easily offended, upset, and think that the world should conform to their standards. Not all, but most, so in the places where those at Xbox can hear opinions, they keep hearing regurgitated information from the same small community that frequently these forums and safe space conventions. I think it's a great feature and a step in the right direction for kids to play safely. Have the accounts marked and kids or sensitive adults, when they get matched in lobbies with adults who want to free speak, have their Xbox automatically mute those free speaking accounts to the kid accounts. Only allow "safe space" accounts and kid accounts allowed to interact with each other and the rest on their own as well. Make the user have to manually unmute said marked accounts. This would satisfy both parties without having malicious activities such as communication bans and voice chat reports being used which we all know will be abused. Two people will argue, and then they'll report each other, get temp banned, and have a poor Xbox gaming experience because of it when if the feature wasn't present, they'd be made, yell at each other, then move on when they play another game, both free to game as they please while the kid account in the lobby didn't hear a word from either because it's auto muted from the jump. If a declared safe/kid account says mean things, when they get reported and proven guilty, have they're safe/kid status revoked, mute them to other marked accounts and only allow them to interact with other adult accounts. Xbox shouldn't be a safe space for kids, it's for everyone. Just like public locations, bars, arcades, parks etc are for everyone, not just playgrounds. The Xbox community encompasses all those locations environments into one. Please reflect that in policy changed such as thus. We are all one.

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Kathy A.

Hello Козмос,

Thank you for posting in Microsoft Community.

As an adult we know you are aware that Xbox has Community Standards (click here) to keep the community to be safe and fun.

We understand that you would like to have your own space in the community where free speaking is allowed.

If you are seeking for this free speaking space to be available, we encourage you to send feedback to the Team Xbox. You may send your feedback by following the guide here: Provide feedback to Team Xbox | Xbox Support.

We appreciate your feedback!

Sincerely,

Microsoft Community Moderator

Georges C.

Hello again, in case those who are harassing you send voice or text messages can report the player by the link below.

How to report a player

https://support.xbox.com/en-us/help/family-onli...

Geth

Some games like how PUBG use to be don't list the recent players or opt out of the option all toer.

Also, it could be a setting you have set in privacy settings as well.

Adam Sheetz

Hello Beastytg, thank you for reaching out to us. I'm here to help you.

please answer the following questions to help me assist you better,
1.have you made any changes before this issue appeared?
2.is your windows and Xbox app updated?
3.have you tried the voice chat with other games?

Till you update me with answers, here are some additional steps you can try to resolve the problem:

1.Review Family Group Settings: If you're unable to leave the family group or change privacy settings due to restrictions, review the settings within the family group to see if there are any specific limitations or permissions that need to be adjusted. You may need to coordinate with the organizer of the family group to make changes.

2.As you're not the organizer of the family group, communicate with the person who set it up to explain the issue you're experiencing and request assistance with adjusting the settings to allow for voice chat in games.

3.Test Voice Chat in Other Games: Test voice chat functionality in other games to see if the issue is specific to ***** Chainsaw Massacre or if it persists across multiple titles. This can help narrow down the source of the problem and determine if it's related to game-specific settings or broader privacy restrictions.

4. Check Individual Account Restrictions:
Access your personal privacy settings on the Xbox website (https://account.microsoft.com/privacy) and ensure no restrictions are preventing voice or text chat.
Look for settings like "Can communicate with players outside of Xbox Live" and "Create and join clubs." Set them to "Allow" or "Everybody."

Whenever you have questions or need help, I'm just a message away.
Have a nice day,
Adam.

Kedareturns

Not "are", but "can". And what makes you so sure they can't? One of the options to report a player is "voice chat". How, exactly, are they to investigate and verify those claims if they can't hear us in there?

Why is reporting in-game voice chat an option for players who opt out of family settings?