Microsoft today announced the start of testing a innovative voice recording system designed to combat toxicity in online games. This feature, available to users in Xbox Insider Alpha and Alpha-skip circles, offers an additional avenue to report inappropriate behavior.

According to the explanation provided by the company, Xbox One and Xbox Series X|S users will have this ability record up to 60 second clips of when they encounter individuals who violate the Community Terms. This evidence can be shared with the company’s security team, who will review it and apply appropriate sanctions.

As the company explains, this feature works across thousands of games that offer multiplayer voice chat.

Xbox records up to 60 seconds of chat as evidence to report a player.

According to Microsoft, the logging and reporting system is focused on Xbox chat due to its interactive nature and tendency to facilitate interaction between users. Because these interactions can occur outside of the friendship group, there is potential for harassment and toxic behavior.

The company aims to build a safe and friendly online environment, where players can enjoy conversations between users without fear. Besides, he promised to maintain confidentiality of all recordings and protect player dataas promised in their terms of privacy.

new system initially it will be available in the US, Canada, UK, Ireland, Australia and New Zealand, and is expected to expand to other areas in the future. With this feature, reports in the console can now include voice chat, screenshots, videos, and text as valid evidence.

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