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I'm pretty sure this counts as censorship, but I'm sorry if someone thinks it's not. In the Pokemon games, you are able to name yourself and your Pokemon. Naturally, with the advent of online play starting in Gen 4, there was a push to block any names that contained curse words. The games would automatically ban you from choosing a "bad" name, making you pick something else. If you somehow worked around the censor, the online trading system would also ban your Pokemon from being traded. This meant that Pokemon put up for random trades wouldn't be picked by an 8 year old who might not know what a oval office was. This backfired in Gen 5, with a particular Pokemon's English name. That's right, since the word "fag" is actually in that Pokemon's name, it was initially unable to be traded without a nickname as the censor would pick it out and ban it. It's been adjusted now to allow the Pokemon to be traded, but it amazed me the first time I came across it that they hosed up their censorship/naming process so badly. E: And speaking of Nintendo censoring underage characters, didn't they make a significant edit to the newest Fire Emblem in regards to an underage character getting drugged? Or were they of age and it was just the drugging that was censored?
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AlphaKretin posted:IIRC Noseprear end still can't be, and in newer games it doesn't allow a swear or misspelling of in any language, and instead a trade ban you straight out aren't allowed to use the name. Good job teaching kids new and exciting foreign swears! Haha holy poo poo I didn't realise it extended to Nosepass! http://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/List_of_censored_words_in_Generation_V That's a very educational list.
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My university blocks Something Awful (forum and front page) on the grounds of it containing pornography and violence. This extends to the Awful App. It sucks, to be honest, I like having a quick browse from time to time during breaks between lectures but I have to keep swapping between WiFi and cell data.
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DrBouvenstein posted:Yeah, we use OpenDNS for web filtering at my office and it blocks the SA Forums for weapons because of TFR. Though, as mentioned, why it chooses that over the drug discussions in TCC is anybody's guess. I wish I could do something like this, but I'd rather not be banned from the network for trying to get around the filters. Still got two more years to go before I can even think about loving around like that.
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