One PlayStation user has unfortunately had their PSN username blocked after several years of using it without issue in what is somewhat of a head scratcher.
As I’m sure you’re aware, usernames across console platforms are monitored and censored where necessary.
It makes perfect sense. Prohibiting profanities or slurs promotes a safe community, which is what we all want to experience whilst gaming.
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That being said, many think that PlayStation may have taken such censorship a tad too far with this latest case.
PSN username thedogspollocks has now been prohibited by the PlayStation overlords.
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It’s Reddit user Hour_Highlight8110 who is at the centre of this debacle.
They wrote, “Legacy gamer here, my PSN username has been censored after years of no issue. Are any of you actually offended by it? It's thedogspollocks.”
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It’s a tricky one. I think we’re all aware that the issue here is pollocks looks and sounds like another word beginning with ‘b’ which is clearly the joke that Hour_Highlight8110 was going for.
He didn’t say the word though, and it is kind of funny.
“No. That is dumb that it's censored. I was expecting something waaaay more profane,” replied one user, garnering over 1,200 upvotes.
Other users shared their own bizarre experiences of censorship: “I got censored as Diabetus ignoring the fact that I myself am diabetic,” wrote sportsdothestuff.
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There was also a pretty large number of commenters sharing usernames which very much did deserve to get censored, none of which I shall be repeating.
You can perhaps understand why PlayStation might want to be proactive with usernames and with that in mind, I suppose it’s understandable that every now and then, a few rulings might seem a bit harsh.
At the end of the day though, thedogspollocks’s account remains largely unchanged except for those censorship stars.
It could’ve been worse. They could’ve got a right pollocking … bad joke?
Topics: PlayStation, PlayStation 5, Sony, PlayStation 4