Lemmy.world Support @lemmy.world dave@hal9000 @lemmy.world 5 mo. ago

Slur filter censoring the string "the app" (without a space in between)

So, not sure if I am completely off base here, but I had this odd thing happen today where I couldn't post an URL because whenever I did, part of it would be replaced with the text removed. You can see what I am talking about in the screenshot, and I am linking my comment below. Another commenter replied saying it was likely something related to a slur filter in my instance, so I am coming here for help to understand the issue. Sorry if this is completely wrong, I am not very well versed in the workings of the fediverse and different instance implementations. Here's the comment:

https://lemmy.world/comment/10534403

EDIT: if it matters, I am using the Boost for Lemmy android client

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https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scunthorpe_problem

What's old is new again.

Theapp theapp theapp Theapp tһeapp theapp ~~theapp~~ ^theapp _theapp The**app thea**pp theapp theapp

Theapp

theapp

Theapp

If you see this message federated, I don't think it's censored, but if you see this message through lemmyworld it is censored
- In February 2004 in Scotland, Craig Cockburn
  
  Absolutely no way this guy wasn't teased every which way to Sunday in school with that name LMAO
- Huh interesting, it's censored in L.W but not in my instance, which I would assume it would have been since it would federate through l.w.
  
  Really, what's so dangerous about a theapp?
  
  Depends who posted it too
  
  Testing: theapp
- It also blocked emails sent in Welsh because it did not recognise the language.
  
  Highly recommend reading the Examples section of that page
- Ha, thanks for the reference. Now I am trying to think of what offensive word "the app" could be a substring for
  
  Maybe someone just really wants us to use the website.
  
  I couldn't find anything, probably a spam domain at some point, maybe
- They just removed it, and now I can see it all in your comment :)
it's removed from our slur filter now
- Just out of sheer curiosity, do you know what might have gotten it added in the first place? Is it a substring of some obscure slur? Substring of some spam domain or something?
  
  Anyway, thanks for the fix
  
  it was a significant part of the brand of a spam/advertisement campaign several months ago
- Testing:
  
  theapp
  
  Testing the URL I was sharing:
  
  https://theappendix.net/issues/2013/10/local-history-feet-first
  
  Edit: thanks, it works!
Why would it filter the***app? Make it make sense.
- Seriously though, why? I'm not a native speaker so I think there's something going over my head here. Someone please explain.
- I am about to do some searches for theapp* to find out lol
Censorship is dumb as fuck and lazy. The sites that do this are as fucking stupid as the religious pearl clutchers out there getting mad when we say "God damn it" or "fucking Christ". Grow up you dipshit control freaks.
- I'm fine with censoring spam personally (which was what the filter was originally doing, per lemmyworld admins).
  
  I'm also fine with using ublock to censor ads fwiw.
theapp
- See mod comment t, they removed the filter
  
  I can't see any mod comment, not sure why
Testing in comment: removed
- Yep, the string "the app" as one word gets removed
  
  I thought they removed the stupid slur list a long time ago. That’s stupid. Also theapp.
  
  Did you check your phone or computer's text shortcuts? Has it ever happened for any other words?
  
  huh. I was going to guess this was something to do with that creepy (how's that for understatement) "the happening" celebrity porn leak thing that happened.
It also blocked emails sent in Welsh because it did not recognise the language.

All of the examples on that page are amazing, but didn’t expect this!
theapp

theapp

the**app
- It's fixed now: https://lemmy.world/comment/10537653
  
  Oh cool!

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