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Research: Online Oddities and Atrocities Museum: BlackPlanet.com Bans Woman with "Unacceptable" Name
BlackPlanet.com, a portal dealing with African-American topics, uses filtering
software to prevent registration of names such as Hancock, because of the
use of the word "cock", although "penis"
is permitted.
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Additional Resources
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A Debate on Filtering
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An email debate between Omar Wasow of BlackPlanet.com and Alan Brown of the Digital Freedom Network, August 30, 2000.
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Filtering Follies
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An essay on the BlackPlanet.com incident and other problems with filtering software, Digital Freedom Network, August 25, 2000.
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Web Site Bans Woman with "Unacceptable" Name
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The original article about Sherril Babcock's registration problems
with BlackPlanet.com, Digital Freedom Network, August 18, 2000.
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