The first-ever Xbox transparency report reveals a surge in bot bans
If you've had to deal with a rash of fake Xbox Live accounts in recent times, you're far from alone. Microsoft hasits first-ever Xbox transparency report, and it's now clear the company is banning or otherwise cracking down on bots. The company says it issued over 4.33 million"proactive enforcements" against fake and compromised accounts in the first half of 2022.
Microsoft was previously pouring most of its energy into"reactive" enforcement , and taking fewer actions as a whole. The company issued 2.24 million reactive enforcements in the second half of 2021, and just 461,000 proactive measures. Other violations were relatively few and far between."Adult" content led to just 199,000 proactive enforcements, while fraud, harassment and other abuses each had fewer than 100,000 actions.
. Enforcement was equally dominated by reports of cheating and other poor conduct and abusive communication . Just 11 percent of enforcements were tied to user-made content like offensive nicknames and screenshots. Thankfully, there appear to be fewer overall incidents — Microsoft received 59.65 million reports in the last half of 2020.You can disable notifications at any time in your settings menu.
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