• Deestan@lemmy.world
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      3 days ago

      That’s shitty. It effectively removes the ability to communicate in anything but English.

      E.g. some frequently used words that are non-slurs: removed (nordics, meaning class/course), removed (french train stations will display this when trains are delayed). Living in Norway, I have frequently been frustrated when MMOs wouldn’t let me talk to friends in my native language without censoring or even handing out bans.

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        2 days ago

        The Spanish name Enrique can be diminutised to “removed” (key-kay) but PlayStation network banned accounts with that name as the word in English is slur against Jews.

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        Exactly, I’ve even tested with setting my comment to French, exclusively speaking French within, and it’s still filtered.

        And that pissed off a couple people who just couldn’t believe my motivation was anything other than desire to say slurs.