{"id":33624,"date":"2024-07-08T17:50:53","date_gmt":"2024-07-08T08:50:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/?p=33624"},"modified":"2024-07-08T17:50:54","modified_gmt":"2024-07-08T08:50:54","slug":"ea-japan-reminds-users-to-report-user-agreement-violations-in-wake-of-apex-legends-hostess-club-incident","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/ea-japan-reminds-users-to-report-user-agreement-violations-in-wake-of-apex-legends-hostess-club-incident\/","title":{"rendered":"EA Japan reminds users to report User Agreement violations in wake of \u201cApex Legends Hostess Club\u201d incident\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>On July 7, EA Japan released a statement on X reminding users of its User Agreement regarding Apex Legends and its other games. This sudden reminder is likely related to the <strong>Apex Legends<\/strong> Hostess Club X account that was created last week and quickly started trending in Japan.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>EA Japan\u2019s stern warning against unauthorized use of their products was retweeted by EA Japan\u2019s General Manager Shaun Noguchi, who called on players to report any illegal or inappropriate usage of EA\u2019s games.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"ja\" dir=\"ltr\">\u3054\u81ea\u8eab\u3084\u4ed6\u306e\u30d7\u30ec\u30a4\u30e4\u30fc\u306e\u5b89\u5168\u3092\u5b88\u308b\u305f\u3081\u306b<br>\u4e0d\u9069\u5207\u307e\u305f\u306f\u9055\u6cd5\u306a\u30b3\u30f3\u30c6\u30f3\u30c4\u3092\u898b\u304b\u3051\u305f\u969b\u306f\u3001<br>\u305c\u3072\u3054\u5831\u544a\u306e\u3054\u5354\u529b\u3092\u304a\u9858\u3044\u3057\u307e\u3059\ud83d\ude47<br><br>\u5404\u30bf\u30a4\u30c8\u30eb\u306e\u5831\u544a\u65b9\u6cd5\u306b\u95a2\u3057\u3066\u306f\u3053\u3061\u3089\u3092\u3054\u78ba\u8a8d\u304f\u3060\u3055\u3044<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/nsjvVWBwVL\">https:\/\/t.co\/nsjvVWBwVL<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/QG9vc6bmiN\">https:\/\/t.co\/QG9vc6bmiN<\/a><\/p>&mdash; \u91ce\u53e3\u30b7\u30e7\u30fc\u30f3 (@SeptillionGames) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SeptillionGames\/status\/1809797941122802013?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 7, 2024<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong>Post translation:<\/strong> <em>For your own and other players\u2019 safety, we would appreciate your cooperation in reporting any inappropriate or illegal content.&nbsp;<\/em>&nbsp;<br><em>Please see the following links for how to report issues related to specific titles.&nbsp;<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Although neither post addresses the Apex Hostess Club incident directly, it is highly likely that this is what prompted these reminders. The saga of \u201cKyabakura\u201d or Hostess Club-style accounts popping up on X began at the beginning of July, when an <a href=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/japanese-overwatch-hostess-club-banned-as-soon-as-it-opened-likely-for-breaching-blizzards-eula\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Overwatch-themed Hostess Club accoun<\/a>t began posting. The account offered paid services carried out by its female staff, aimed at male players of Overwatch 2\u2019s online multiplayer. The account disappeared from X on July 3, with Overwatch 2\u2019s official Japanese account suddenly posting a reminder about not using the game for unauthorized purposes. Hours later, an <a href=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/japanese-overwatch-hostess-club-gets-banned-lewd-apex-legends-hostess-club-takes-its-place\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Apex Hostess Club X account popped up offering even more overtly adult-oriented services<\/a>.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"592\" height=\"776\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 592px) 100vw, 592px\" src=\"http:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/20240708-33624-001.jpg\" alt=\"Apex Hostess Club X account \" class=\"wp-image-33633\" srcset=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/20240708-33624-001.jpg 592w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/20240708-33624-001-290x380.jpg 290w\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>The main post by the Apex Hostess Club account has amassed over 4.7 million views.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>This quickly attracted much attention on the Japanese side of X, with many users finding the situation amusing. The Apex Hostess Club reported that it had received many direct messages about its services. It seems EA has dealt with the Apex Hostess Club in a similar manner to how Blizzard tackled the unauthorized usage of Overwatch 2. The Apex Legends Hostess Club account could be said to have violated several points in EA\u2019s User Agreement, including \u201c2. License,\u201d which specifies non-commercial use only, and \u201cRules of Conduct,\u201d which prohibits posting messages for any purpose other than personal communication. &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Incidentally, at the time of writing, the X account still exists but has changed its name from \u201cApex Kyabakura\u201d to the more generic \u201cGame Kyabakura.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Unofficial Apex Legends Hostess Club that trended on Japanese X last week is likely the reason for EA Japan&#8217;s stern reminder to players.  <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":61,"featured_media":33630,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_gspb_post_css":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[17],"class_list":["post-33624","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-japan-related-news"],"blocksy_meta":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - 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