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Why do people censor words like that? They are not fooling anyone.


They are not fooling anyone.

They are fooling the content filters some corporate services use to block emails though.


I suspect it has more to do with the American culture. Every time I watch something American, be it a TV show or YouTube from a big name, things are constantly bleeped out or you notice they don't mention swear words. It's super annoying - either accept it and stop beeping, or stop swearing all the fucking time. It's also not as if you have no idea what that beep meant.


> It's super annoying - either accept it and stop beeping

IIRC the beeping at least of four-letter-words has to be done to avoid higher PG-ratings and/or fines from the FCC. Not much to do there.




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