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==Origin and history==
[[Image:Irina Slutskaya Scunthorpe Problem.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Public library computers may prevent web searches on the Russian figure skater [[Irina Slutskaya]] due to the Scunthorpe Problem.]]
The problem was named after an incident in 1996 in which [[America Online]]'s dirty-word filter prevented residents from the town of [[Scunthorpe]], [[North Lincolnshire]], [[England]] from creating accounts with AOL, because the town's name contains the [[substring]] ''[[cunt]]''. Years later, [[Google]]'s filters apparently made the same mistake, even when residents searched for local businesses with ''Scunthorpe'' in the name. Residents of [[Penistone]], [[South Yorkshire]], experienced problems because the town's name includes the substring ''[[penis]]'', while [[Lightwater]] in [[Surrey]] suffered similarly because its name contains the substring ''[[twat]]''. Gareth Roelofse, the designer of the website
Problems can also occur with the words ''[[socialism]]'' or ''[[socialist]]'' because they contain the substring ''[[Cialis]]'', the brand name for an [[erectile dysfunction]] medication commonly advertised in [[spam (electronic)|spam]] e-mails. A similar problem can occur with the word ''specialist'', typically blocking mailed [[resume|résumés]] and other material including job descriptions.<ref>http://www.pekingduck.org/archives/002371.php Example of a website that blocks the substring Cialis.</ref>
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