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* In 2013, file transfers named for the Swedish city of [[Falun]] caused web connection outages at Diakrit, a firm based in China. Diakrit resolved the issue by renaming the files. Fredrik Bergman of Diakrit believes that the file names triggered the [[Great Firewall]]'s censors used to block discussion of [[Falun Gong]], a banned religious movement founded in China.<ref name="china wall">{{cite news|author=Mozur|first=Paul|last2=Tejada|first2=Carlos|date=2013-02-13|title=China's 'Wall' Hits Business|work=The Wall Street Journal|url=http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887323926104578277511385052752.html|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130910165535/http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887323926104578277511385052752.html|archive-date=2013-09-10|accessdate=2013-05-25}}</ref>
* In November 2013, Facebook temporarily blocked British users for using the word ''faggot'' in reference to the [[Faggot (food)|traditional dish of the same name]].<ref>{{cite news|date=November 2013|title=Faggots and peas fall foul of Facebook censors|work=[[Express & Star]]|url=https://www.expressandstar.com/news/2013/11/01/faggots-and-peas-fall-foul-of-facebook-censors/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200510213712/https://www.expressandstar.com/news/2013/11/01/faggots-and-peas-fall-foul-of-facebook-censors/|archive-date=10 May 2020}}</ref>
* In January 2014, files used in the online game ''[[League of Legends]]'' were reportedly blocked by some UK [[ISP]] filters due to the names
* In May 2018, the website of the grocery store [[Publix]] would not allow a cake to be ordered containing the Latin phrase ''summa cum laude''. The customer attempted to rectify the problem by including special instructions but still ended up with a cake reading "Summa --- Laude".<ref>{{Cite news|last=Ferguson|first=Amber|date=2018-05-22|title=Proud mom orders 'Summa Cum Laude' cake online. Publix censors it: Summa … Laude.|newspaper=[[The Washington Post]]|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2018/05/22/proud-mom-orders-summa-cum-laude-cake-online-publix-censors-it-to-summa-laude/|url-status=bot: unknown|url-access=limited|access-date=2018-05-22|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180522141439/https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2018/05/22/proud-mom-orders-summa-cum-laude-cake-online-publix-censors-it-to-summa-laude/|archive-date=22 May 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Amatulli|first=Jenna|date=22 May 2018|title=Publix Censors Teen's 'Summa Cum Laude' Graduation Cake|work=[[The Huffington Post]]|url=https://www.huffpost.com/entry/publix-censors-teens-summa-cum-laude-graduation-cake_n_5b042efbe4b003dc7e46a54a|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180905021656/https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/publix-censors-teens-summa-cum-laude-graduation-cake_us_5b042efbe4b003dc7e46a54a|archive-date=5 September 2018}}</ref>
* In May 2020, despite extensive media scrutiny, some [[hashtag]]s directly referring to British political advisor [[Dominic Cummings]] were unable to [[Twitter trends|trend]] on [[Twitter]] because the substring ''cum'' triggered an anti-porn filter.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Hern|first=Alex|date=27 May 2020|title=Anti-porn filters stop Dominic Cummings trending on Twitter|work=[[The Guardian]]|url=https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2020/may/27/anti-porn-filters-stop-dominic-cummings-trending-on-twitter|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210220211526/https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2020/may/27/anti-porn-filters-stop-dominic-cummings-trending-on-twitter|archive-date=20 February 2021}}</ref>
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