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[–] cannedtuna@lemmy.world 299 points 1 month ago (6 children)

Here you go OP. It’s actually ok to swear on the internet.

[–] Zorcron@lemmy.zip 99 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Here is a not weirdly censored and un-censored version:

[–] cannedtuna@lemmy.world 17 points 1 month ago (3 children)

I mean… could I have gone and found the original, maybe. Did it cross my mind, no I jumped straight to do it on my phone and make it look as natural as possible, but of course this was the harder option. 🤦‍♂️

[–] boydster@sh.itjust.works 17 points 1 month ago

I also like to reinvent wheels, it's basically a hobby at this point

[–] moakley@lemmy.world 6 points 1 month ago

I like to go the extra mile. I uncensor shit emphatically.

A censored "shit" in a post about Star Trek? "SHIT" in big Star Trek font.

"Cunt" in a post about the UK? Enjoy your "CUNT" dressed in a union jack.

The censored word is "cock"? Here's "COCK" in flesh tones with bulging purple veins on it.

Fucking lean into it.

[–] axx@slrpnk.net 1 points 1 month ago

"Harder". I mean, sure. It's all so low effort anyway. Why not call that harder.

[–] quediuspayu@lemmy.dbzer0.com 67 points 1 month ago (5 children)

I don't get at all this trend of badly censored words.

[–] voidsignal@lemmy.world 73 points 1 month ago

They try to be a rebel, but still wanna please facists algorithms. American puritanism BS. Fuck that.

[–] ordnance_qf_17_pounder@reddthat.com 43 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

One theory is that it's done intentionally to farm engagement from people pointing it out. Also I think most mainstream platforms heavily push down in the algorithm content that isn't sanitised. This is to make the platform more appealing to advertisers because the platform's userbase is the product.

As for why the words are partly censored instead of completely censored I'm not sure. I'd guess it's to game the algorithm while also making the word completely obvious.

Either way, if this is the behaviour that you engage in on a platform, that platform is terrible and you are an attention obsessed idiot.

[–] samus12345@sh.itjust.works 11 points 1 month ago (1 children)

It's to get by censorship algorithms on certain sites. The picture is copied as-is, so it stays even when not needed.

[–] lostbit@feddit.nl 2 points 1 month ago

the only correct answer

[–] SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca 6 points 1 month ago

Yes, **** the fuck.

[–] ayyy@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 month ago

The creators of Lemmy (who also run the Lemmy.ml instance) are huge fans of censorship and propaganda so they use automated swear word filtering to train their users into uncritically accepting censorship.

[–] Ophrys@lemmy.dbzer0.com 22 points 1 month ago

MY EYES! NOOOOO! MY INNOCENCE!!!!

[–] SystemDisc@feddit.org 16 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I hate it. I downvote every censored post.

[–] bitjunkie@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago

mUh EnGaGeMeNt StAtS

[–] Seleni@lemmy.world 13 points 1 month ago (4 children)

Unless you’re a part of .ml, apparently. They auto-censor that stuff for some reason.

[–] cannedtuna@lemmy.world 12 points 1 month ago

They got more problems than censoring bad words tho…

[–] GreenKnight23@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago (1 children)

hold up....the CCCP supporting fascist loving asscrack of the federation censors posts?!

to hear a ml user, they make it seem like they're having a fucking blast over there... sounds like a fucking gulag.

[–] LostCarcosan@lemmy.today 6 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I'm sure if you're a bootlicking, barely literate troglodyte it is amazing to be on ml

[–] Diva@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 month ago

it is pretty great not having to deal with fash on the regular.

uncanny tho how every time i go into the wider lemmy there's someone complaining about troglodytes/untermensch/degenerates

[–] Diva@lemmy.ml 0 points 1 month ago

i can promise you fuck isn't censored on .ml

[–] Amnesigenic@lemmy.ml -1 points 1 month ago

Anything's possible when you make shit up