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I saw the other day and even commented on it, now certain words will get things flagged as not safe for work, is that censorship?

My personal opinion is that in a way it is, I’d love to get you guys perspective.

I saw the other day and even commented on it, now certain words will get things flagged as not safe for work, is that censorship? My personal opinion is that in a way it is, I’d love to get you guys perspective.

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This is a grey area for me and I can see arguments in both ways... Is it really censorship if the individual user has the choice to display content flagged as NSFW or not? What about logged out or unregistered users? Is flagged content hidden by default of not? Who gets to decide what is and is not flagged? Who are the thought police? Is it better to hide some content in a configurable way if it means the site is accessible to a wider audience?

I think I come down on the side of thought police being bad and it sets a bed precedent. Some administrator (no matter how well intentioned) is making a predetermination as to what is and is not acceptable