Scunthorpe problem

The Scunthorpe problem is the blocking of emails, forum posts or search results by a spam filter or search engine because words in their text contain a string of letters that are shared with an obscene word or one that is considered improper or inadmissible for other reasons. While computers can easily identify strings of text within a document, broad blocking rules may result in false positives, causing innocent phrases to be blocked.

Scunthorpe problem

The Scunthorpe problem is the blocking of emails, forum posts or search results by a spam filter or search engine because words in their text contain a string of letters that are shared with an obscene word or one that is considered improper or inadmissible for other reasons. While computers can easily identify strings of text within a document, broad blocking rules may result in false positives, causing innocent phrases to be blocked.