Why the [removed] do swears show up as [removed]?
I'm not hating on this by the way, in fact I think it's kinda funny!
I'm not hating on this by the way, in fact I think it's kinda funny!
I explained this bit of lore to my friend the other day, who is also chronically online, but a different kind than me, so they hadn't heard it before.
Lemmy has hard coded censorship. It can be disabled via the code, but irrc not via config. It was a large source of criticism, even 3 years ago: https://linuxreviews.org/Lemmy
It is a server config option. Lemmy.ml uses a banned word list, while other instances don't. The words are still there and visible from instances that don't censor.
This doesn't seem to quite be true, based on my testing in the comment here.
It seems that if your comment is made on a censored instance, the word is completely replaced, and isn't visible to non-censored instances.
If this isn't accurate and you know more about how the code actually works, I'd love to know what the details are.
I can say for sure that I saw OP's post uncensored which made me come into the comments to find out what's going on. So at some point this was passed along uncensored.
Are there any instances that you know of that disable the censorship? I already got my fill of cybernannies on Reddit.
Edit: My alt on sh.itjust.works can see the censored words, and it defederates with much fewer instances than lemmy.ml. Seems like migrating over there is the best choice.
Edit 2: I think I've finally figured it out based on what my sh.itjust.works account shows:
When I'm on my sh.itjust.works profile, the comment by @Lazerbeams2@ttrpg.network isn't censored, but mine still is. So, the censorship gets you both coming and going - no censored words can make it into a censored instance, and no censored words can make it out either.
I've just edited all of my scripts to point to my sh.itjust.works profile instead of lemmy.ml. Wish there was a way to migrate comments and posts over, but no biggie.
Has anyone made a multi-Lemmy yet? Where all of your posts and comments from all of your profiles can show up in one place?
(also, what's the formatting for double-spacing after a list?)
Are there any instances that you know of that disable the censorship?
Considering that the list of words contains ones that a NSFW/porn instance would probably want allowed, my guess is one of those.
I tried a few days ago, but every kbin instance I went to requires an email to sign up. Maybe I'll try again with a throwaway email.
anonaddy.com or simplelogin.io
EDIT: These are email aliasing services. You create an alias and emails get redirected to your inbox. Your original email is still protected.
Lemmy has hard coded censorship
I've noticed that a few of my comments wouldn't actually post. The word for when you commit Sudoku (suicide) seems to be on the no-no list. I also wanted to comment about a weapon known by a two letter designation (AK) and that wasn't allowed either.
Edit: seems like it might be some instances only.
Shit, piss, fuck, cunt, cocksucker, motherfucker, tits, fart, turd, and twat
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Pretty sure that's not it. People are saying removed as a joke. It's a filter for slurs, not swears.
Looks like I can say bitch just fine. Is it my instance? Or maybe because I'm on Liftoff and not Jerboa?
It may be your instance - your comment shows as "Looks like I can say removed just fine" to me. I may be switching to lemmy.ee it seems.
Edit: turns out my alt on sh.itjust.works can see them fine, so I'm migrating my account over there.
I can see everyone's swears. Nothing seems to be censored for me. Is it because lemmy.world doesn't censor or is it because Voyager (third party app) doesn't censor?
Oddly the B-word gets censored but not the c-word. I guess B-word is more gender specific than Cunt.
What was the first letter of the word you tried to type, and what does it rhyme with?
Turns out it's probably slurs that get censored so b-word is a no-go but Cunt is fine the one that rhymes with bore is out but Fuck is fine.
That's odd, I see other users are able to write it. It's probably a limitation of your home instance specifically.
Wait, words are censored on Lemmy.ml!? What the titting fuck?? If I want to read "naughty words", that's my right as a grown-ass twat! These bitches have now pissed me right off...
This was your original comment on feddit.nl:
...and this is what it looks like on lemmy.ml / Jerboa:
Meanwhile on Beehaw, where the only rule is to be nice, I can say “bitch bitch bitchity bitch” all I want, as long as I'm nice about it.
Which, I guess, limits its applications to discussions about dogs.
If you run it through google translate, it's a little more... colorful that that...
Huren - one who sells sexual services.
Sohn - Son of.
So basically:
http://m.quickmeme.com/img/e8/e854c7c15b2a446a3f8e5909f6d645813ceca05e74489000181d589905897bab.jpg
Certain words are being censored. I really don't love it but we can all fill in the blanks.
The great thing about the fediverse is that if some instance does something you don't like, you can just switch.
Fair point, but then I'm starting from scratch again which I'd prefer not to do. I think the censorship is dumb but I can live with it.
