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Slur filter censoring the string "the app" (without a space in between) (lemmy.world)
submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by redbr64@lemmy.world to c/support@lemmy.world
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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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[-] MrKaplan@lemmy.world 22 points 1 year ago

it's removed from our slur filter now

[-] redbr64@lemmy.world 19 points 1 year ago

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

[-] MrKaplan@lemmy.world 44 points 1 year ago

it was a significant part of the brand of a spam/advertisement campaign several months ago

[-] redbr64@lemmy.world 1 points 5 months ago

I know it's been quite a while, but thanks for the explanation

[-] redbr64@lemmy.world 12 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Testing:

theapp

Testing the URL I was sharing:

https://theappendix.net/issues/2013/10/local-history-feet-first

Edit: thanks, it works!

[-] BaroqueInMind@lemmy.one 12 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

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.

[-] Stern@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago

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.

[-] redbr64@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

Testing in comment: removed

[-] redbr64@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

Yep, the string "the app" as one word gets removed

[-] best_username_ever@sh.itjust.works 7 points 1 year ago

I thought they removed the stupid slur list a long time ago. That’s stupid. Also theapp.

[-] Fern@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

Did you check your phone or computer's text shortcuts? Has it ever happened for any other words?

[-] redbr64@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

Using on a mobile app, not sure what you mean text shortcuts? Like auto complete? At first I thought it might copying the URL from Firefox with an extension that cleans trackers in URLs, but, not typed it manually several times, appears in the comment editor just fine, then shows removed when I post

[-] HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

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.

[-] cabillaud@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

theapp

[-] redbr64@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

See mod comment t, they removed the filter

[-] cabillaud@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

I can't see any mod comment, not sure why

[-] redbr64@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

Weird, it's up top for me: https://lemmy.world/comment/10537653

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