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Microsoft gets patent to block swearing in live audio streams

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According to this Arstechnica piece, Microsoft's been granted a patent to block swearing in real-time audio streams.

This could obviously mean the end of people saying terror words like "f**k" on Xbox Live.

Reports of Microsoft obtaining rights to technology that only allows people with a physical attractiveness rating of seven or over to appear in public are unconfirmed at this time.

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