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

  • jetAEnglish
    39·
    6 months ago

    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 the​app

    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@lemmy.world
      11·
      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

    • db0@lemmy.dbzer0.com
      10·
      6 months ago

      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?

    • Synthuir@lemmy.ml
      7·
      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

    • dave@hal9000@lemmy.worldOP
      6·
      6 months ago

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