Why Web Filters Don't Work: Penistone and the Scunthorpe Problem

Why it was recommended

He talks about how it's impossible to implement with all edge-cases, easy to circumvent

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What it covers

Tom Scott visits Penistone to explain the Scunthorpe problem, showing why naive web and profanity filters block innocent words. It is for a general viewer who does not plan to take a prerequisite first.

Video details

Channel

Tom Scott

Length

3 min 37 sec

Year

2016

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