Reddit says a bug is letting slurs get added to its links
www.theverge.com
Some of the links are appearing prominently on Google.
  • FreshLight@sh.itjust.works
    3·
    7 months ago

    There’s a fine line between ‘bug’ and ‘oversight’ and just about every time people are using ‘bug’ to not look incompetent.

  • brax@sh.itjust.works
    0·
    7 months ago

    Slur? The article seems to say it’s just the word “fuck”

    Are people still shocked by stupid shit like profanity? I was expecting racial slurs or something actually bad…

    • Lvxferre@lemmy.ml
      1·
      7 months ago

      The word in question is not “fuck”. It’s “faggоt”.

      [And before someone complains: the above is an instance of metalinguistic usage of a word. It’s morally OK as you’re using the word to refer to itself, instead of using the word to convey any discourse that would target a marginalised group.]

      • brax@sh.itjust.works
        2·
        7 months ago

        Oooohhhhhhhhh. I completely forgot about that “f-word” and appreciate you not beating around the bush like the article did.

  • ryan@the.coolest.zone
    0·
    7 months ago

    It’s not the same thing, but my immediate thought was Something Awful’s load bearing slur which broke logins when removed.