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

submitted 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) by redbr64 to c/support

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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 25 points 6 months ago (2 children)

it's removed from our slur filter now

[–] redbr64 22 points 6 months ago (1 children)

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 46 points 6 months ago

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

[–] redbr64 14 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

Testing:

theapp

Testing the URL I was sharing:

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

Edit: thanks, it works!

[–] [email protected] 39 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (5 children)

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 the~~app 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

[–] cm0002 11 points 6 months ago

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

[–] [email protected] 10 points 6 months ago (1 children)

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 removed?

[–] [email protected] 4 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Depends who posted it too

Testing: removed

[–] [email protected] 7 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (1 children)

It only matters what instance you're logged into when viewing. Lemmy.World has a censor filter. Nobody else, that I've seen, does.

Edit: MrKaplan apparently removed it from the filter only moments ago.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

lemmy.ml famously censors "bitch".

Edit: for my dot ml friends, "a female dog"

[–] [email protected] 7 points 6 months ago

It also blocked emails sent in Welsh because it did not recognise the language.

Highly recommend reading the Examples section of that page

[–] redbr64 6 points 6 months ago (2 children)

Ha, thanks for the reference. Now I am trying to think of what offensive word "the app" could be a substring for

[–] [email protected] 4 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Maybe someone just really wants us to use the website.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 months ago

That doesn't seem likely in 2024

[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 months ago

I couldn't find anything, probably a spam domain at some point, maybe

[–] redbr64 2 points 6 months ago

They just removed it, and now I can see it all in your comment :)

[–] cedarmesa 11 points 6 months ago (2 children)

Why would it filter the***app? Make it make sense.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 6 months ago

Seriously though, why? I'm not a native speaker so I think there's something going over my head here. Someone please explain.

[–] redbr64 8 points 6 months ago

I am about to do some searches for theapp* to find out lol

[–] [email protected] 9 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (1 children)

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 6 points 6 months 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 4 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Testing in comment: removed

[–] redbr64 4 points 6 months ago (3 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 9 points 6 months ago

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

[–] Fern 3 points 6 months ago (1 children)

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

[–] redbr64 3 points 6 months 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 1 points 6 months 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 4 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (1 children)

theapp

[–] redbr64 2 points 6 months ago (1 children)

See mod comment t, they removed the filter

[–] cabillaud 2 points 6 months ago (1 children)

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

[–] redbr64 1 points 6 months ago

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

[–] elbarto777 1 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (1 children)

theapp

the**app

[–] redbr64 1 points 6 months ago (1 children)

It's fixed now: https://lemmy.world/comment/10537653

[–] elbarto777 1 points 6 months ago

Oh cool!