Scunthorpe problem
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scunthorpe-problem-206-855276
title:
Scunthorpe problem
text:
The Scunthorpe problem is the unintentional blocking of online content by a spam filter or search engine because their text contains a string of letters that appear to have an obscene or otherwise unacceptable meaning. Names, abbreviations, and technical terms are most often cited as being affected by the issue. The problem arises since computers can easily identify strings of text within a document, but interpreting words of this kind requires considerable ability to interpret a wide range of c
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
Problem caused by profanity filters on the Internet
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scunthorpe_problem
date created:
2005-12-31T23:53:41Z
date modified:
2024-09-10T14:22:56Z
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