Scunthorpe Problem
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Scunthorpe Problem
The false positives that arise when spam filter algorithms erroneously detect obscenities and block websites, search results or emails. The term arose when AOL's filter prevented residents of Scunthorpe, England from opening accounts. Google later kept businesses in the town from appearing on the search results list. The trigger was the four letters beginning with "c" in the town's name. See spam filter and obscenity filter.Copyright © 1981-2025 by The Computer Language Company Inc. All Rights reserved. THIS DEFINITION IS FOR PERSONAL USE ONLY. All other reproduction is strictly prohibited without permission from the publisher.
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Scunthorpe problems - as early as the fifth minute that right foot had blasted in a shot which beat keeper Tommy Evans but went just wide.
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