Why does riot allow the usage of racist/homophobic words in chat at all?

StickyOctopi·4/9/2016, 5:24:15 PM·2 votes·898 views

They could simply ban every word they find offensive, then it wouldn't show up in the chat at all. toxicity would be solved entirely with this change.

How can they allow you to type certain things, and then ban you for it? If you don't want players saying certain things, make them not appear in chat. It's so simple I can't even believe there has to be thought on this matter.

My only theory is that they bait people into saying things with perceived chat freedom only to ban them and make them spend more money on the game.

36 Comments

Zerfallen4/9/2016, 5:28:30 PM7 votes

Banning words =/= less toxicity.

People will always find way to get around a ban filter for one.

Two, people will resort to other methods of toxicity/griefing. Like Intentional feeding, ping spamming, and so on.

Yosuke Apperu4/9/2016, 7:02:51 PM6 votes

This is like saying, if guns didn't exist people wouldn't die. So why do guns exist? The truth of the matter is 1. They'll just use something else to kill.. and 2. This argument attempts to alleviate human beings from all responsibility and now it's the gun/weapons fault for killing, when in fact it is the person using the weapon who is really at fault.

Let me ask you this.. Why do people have to be ass hats with no self control over their typing in the first place? How is it not the persons fault for being toxic? You do have freedom of speech, but you're responsible for what you say. Do you go up to your manager and say "Hey go F yourself"? No because you'd probably get fired and rightfully so! In these same respects don't just be a douche for no reason or riot will ban you. Think of it like being fired for being a toxic a-hole.

Astôlfo4/9/2016, 6:29:06 PM6 votes

People always find ways to get around the chat filters. It's called having some responsibility and common courtesy. Having common sense doesn't hurt either. And your theory is entirely, absolutely, 100% incorrect.

SmokedAlmonds4/9/2016, 7:02:12 PM5 votes

There probably would be some benefit to simply censoring hate speech completely. To me though, the words are insignificant. The words are just the tool that the problem person is using. So sure, censor the hate speech, but have it automatically trigger a report by the system to remove the player faster.

MasterSomething4/9/2016, 5:30:40 PM4 votes

Chat filters are no excuse for swearing. If you are just mashing chat calling people colorful words for gays, even if no one sees it Riot doesn't want you there because eventually you will get so pissed you will purposefully misspell it just to insult them.

TheJinxedOne4/12/2016, 8:39:03 PM1 votes

i can say ass and it not be a cussing, same for pussy cat, gay friend, thats my %%%%%, etc etc, its not always the words, its how you use them.

The Gazellion4/9/2016, 6:35:35 PM1 votes

It would be better if Riot just blocked such words in the first place. Will people find other ways to be toxic? Of course but it is far more insulting to Riot as a company to allow it in the first place then ban people because of it.

Çhåryzård4/9/2016, 6:50:26 PM1 votes

You can report for hate speech and depending on exactly how bad it is, the person might be banned just for one sentence of hate speech.