Scunthorpe problem: Difference between revisions

{{Short description|Problem caused by profanity filters on the Internet}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2020}}

The '''Scunthorpe problem''' is the unintentional blocking of online content by a [[spam filter]] or [[search engine]] because their text contains a [[string (computer science)|string]] (or [[substring]]) of letters that appear to have an [[obscenity|obscene]] or otherwise unacceptable meaning. Names, abbreviations, and technical terms are most often cited as being affected by the issue.