Microsoft has just released its first Digital Transparency Report for the Xbox gaming platform, revealing that the company took proactive action against throwaway accounts that violated its community guidelines 4.78 million times within a six-month period. Usually, these are temporary suspensions because they violate Microsoft’s rules and guidelines too many times.
Microsoft is committed to online safety with the release of their new report. The report provides information about content moderation and player safety, which covers the period between January 1st and June 30th this year. My team also found a variety of proactive enforcements taken by the Xbox team during this time frame. It’s great to see Microsoft taking such a stand.
Microsoft has recently conducted a study that revealed 4.78 million reports of non-player actions were made proactively without player involvement within the first six months of the year.
The report reveals the specific number of proactive vs reactive actions taken by Xbox. It also offers a transparent breakdown of stats of every action taken so you know precisely which aspects have been receiving the most attention.
“Xbox is a special place for all of you,” says David McCarthy, CVP of Xbox Player Services, in a press release. “We believe everyone should have the opportunity to experience the joy of gaming, free from fear and intimidation, and within the boundaries you set.”
The data shows that Microsoft increased proactive anti-cheating enforcement ten-fold in the last reporting period, and that 4.33 million of the 4.78 million total enforcement actions concerned accounts tampered with or used suspiciously outside of the Xbox platform policies. The unauthorized accounts can impact players in various ways, from enabling cheating to spreading spam and artificially inflating follower counts.
An analysis of the data from Xbox’s proactive enforcement against unwanted content proves that their player base either doesn’t notice or actively ignores reported issues within games, thus allowing Xbox to take 100% of the actions related to some forms of digital misconduct out of proactively taken by the company.
You can see a list of all account violations that were given enforcement action.
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While 6.93 million accounts received temporary suspensions, Microsoft also took proactive action and suspended 660 thousand accounts for the same reason.
The report also underscores the increase in proactivity people have taken in recent years. As more people take personality-driven actions, reports made by players have decreased. Just over 33 million reports were made last year alone, with most involving either cheating, intentionally throwing a match, or poor communications between teammates.
Microsoft’s Xbox Ambassadors were invited to preview Microsoft’s latest Digital Transparency Report. They shared feedback about the report, providing insight and suggestions on what else could be included. This report will be made public every six months going forward, giving Xbox users a look into the company’s progress and standards after their feedback.
