# The Chat filter is out of control **URL:** \ **Category:** General Discussion\ **Created:** [February 21, 2020, 3:26pm UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/the-chat-filter-is-out-of-control/107490 "2020-02-21T15:26:00Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 7
**Author:** ![OP\_Glitchmobile](https://battlefieldforum.co/user_avatar/battlefieldforum.co/op_glitchmobile/32/103031_2.png) [@OP\_Glitchmobile](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/OP_Glitchmobile)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2020, 10:49pm UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/the-chat-filter-is-out-of-control/107490/121 "2020-06-23T22:49:00Z")
“Fart” is banned…no clue why. Maybe we’ll be using signlanguage in the next bf…because every written word will be banned…lol ---
**Author:** ![VOLBANKER](https://battlefieldforum.co/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/v/dec6dc/32.png) [@VOLBANKER](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/VOLBANKER)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2020, 12:28am UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/the-chat-filter-is-out-of-control/107490/122 "2020-06-24T00:28:00Z")
I found two filtered words today: ”as” ”hurt” ---
**Author:** ![MrCamp121](https://battlefieldforum.co/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/e274bd/32.png) [@MrCamp121](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/MrCamp121)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2020, 9:45am UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/the-chat-filter-is-out-of-control/107490/123 "2020-06-24T09:45:00Z")
Why is “gee gee” censored? ---
**Author:** ![Foxassassin](https://battlefieldforum.co/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/f/b9bd4f/32.png) [@Foxassassin](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/Foxassassin)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2020, 2:41pm UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/the-chat-filter-is-out-of-control/107490/124 "2020-06-24T14:41:00Z")
> [@Carbonic](#): > > > [@llPhantom\_Limbll](#): > > > > > [@Carbonic](#): > > > > > > > [@llPhantom\_Limbll](#): > > > > > > > > > [@Hawxxeye](#): > > > > > > > > > > This is probably a consequence of using for the squad names what is probably the era relevant phonetic alphabet instead of the modern ICAO radio-telephonic alphabet in which J would be Juliet > > > > > > > > The issue here is the fact that the system has “blacklist” of forbidden words and phrases but the same time “whitelist” of important words does not exist. > > > > > > There probably is a whitelist. The whitelist however does not contain all the words it optimally should hence why the EA people asked for instances where their filter catches something it shouldn’t. In any case, unless you actually have sources for the whitelist not existing then please don’t spread misinformation. > > > > If there was “whitelist”, the game wouldn’t have to filter random harmless words related to gameplay. So I thought it was safe to assume there is no such thing. Unless some of community managers proves my assumptions wrong. > > You should not assume, especially not with weak reasoning like that. I just got it confirmed by EA - there **is** a whitelist. Now stop spreading misinformation, please. And it took this long for it to be confirmed. This is the same problem we’ve been having since launch, there’s been less than minimal levels of communication. We have -nothing- to go on but assumtions, and even then the countless lies we’ve been told, and 180% turns on nearly every facet of development. Can you really blame any of us for being both upset and assuming? ---
**Author:** ![Carbonic](https://battlefieldforum.co/user_avatar/battlefieldforum.co/carbonic/32/101470_2.png) [@Carbonic](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/Carbonic)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2020, 12:26am UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/the-chat-filter-is-out-of-control/107490/125 "2020-06-25T00:26:00Z")
> [@Foxassassin](#): > > > [@Carbonic](#): > > > > > [@llPhantom\_Limbll](#): > > > > > > > [@Carbonic](#): > > > > > > > > > [@llPhantom\_Limbll](#): > > > > > > > > > > > [@Hawxxeye](#): > > > > > > > > > > > > This is probably a consequence of using for the squad names what is probably the era relevant phonetic alphabet instead of the modern ICAO radio-telephonic alphabet in which J would be Juliet > > > > > > > > > > The issue here is the fact that the system has “blacklist” of forbidden words and phrases but the same time “whitelist” of important words does not exist. > > > > > > > > There probably is a whitelist. The whitelist however does not contain all the words it optimally should hence why the EA people asked for instances where their filter catches something it shouldn’t. In any case, unless you actually have sources for the whitelist not existing then please don’t spread misinformation. > > > > > > If there was “whitelist”, the game wouldn’t have to filter random harmless words related to gameplay. So I thought it was safe to assume there is no such thing. Unless some of community managers proves my assumptions wrong. > > > > You should not assume, especially not with weak reasoning like that. I just got it confirmed by EA - there **is** a whitelist. Now stop spreading misinformation, please. > > And it took this long for it to be confirmed. This is the same problem we’ve been having since launch, there’s been less than minimal levels of communication. We have -nothing- to go on but assumtions, and even then the countless lies we’ve been told, and 180% turns on nearly every facet of development. Can you really blame any of us for being both upset and assuming? It’s not like there was any demand to have it confirmed beforehand. Of all the things EA and DICE could communicate more about I hardly think the technical aspects of a chat filter is high on the community wishlist. There’s a new filter, it covers more than Battlefield and it’s not perfect but it’s here to stay. EA would like you to receive feedback in the form of bad examples so they can improve it. The motivation is already mentioned and there are sites like [https://www.ea.com/commitments/positive-play/charter](https://www.ea.com/commitments/positive-play/charter) to explain it further. I can understand if you lack information in general, but in this specific case I don’t see what more you want - I guess they could make a blog about coding a chat filter but of all the developer blogs I can imagine that’s probably one of the more boring ones and there’s already a ton of resources out there on coding chat filters already. ---
**Author:** ![Hawxxeye](https://battlefieldforum.co/user_avatar/battlefieldforum.co/hawxxeye/32/101036_2.png) [@Hawxxeye](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/Hawxxeye)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2020, 9:27am UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/the-chat-filter-is-out-of-control/107490/126 "2020-06-25T09:27:00Z")
I hope that at the end of all this the filter will not be so **obstructive to a banter between adults**. One thing that the filter had in common with BFV is that both came out before they were ready 😉 I am not retrying to use the words I reported earlier but so far I do not see any changes yet. During the course of this game the only word that I noticed being blocked but then ironically whitelisted is the C-word for the crab constellation. A word still popular as part of a malicious sentence used to wish a painful death to other players… ---
**Author:** ![Netranger9](https://battlefieldforum.co/user_avatar/battlefieldforum.co/netranger9/32/102119_2.png) [@Netranger9](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/Netranger9)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2020, 10:59pm UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/the-chat-filter-is-out-of-control/107490/127 "2020-06-25T22:59:00Z")
At least they are being consistant - They couldnt fix 50% of the bugs in BFV,and they havent even got the common sense to realize that a chat filter is never going to work.GG EA/DICE. ---
**Author:** ![Red\_Label\_Scotch](https://battlefieldforum.co/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/74df32/32.png) [@Red\_Label\_Scotch](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/Red_Label_Scotch)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2020, 6:44am UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/the-chat-filter-is-out-of-control/107490/128 "2020-06-26T06:44:00Z")
> [@Carbonic](#): > > > [@](#): > > > > I can understand if you lack information in general, but in this specific case I don’t see what more you want - I guess they could make a blog about coding a chat filter but of all the developer blogs I can imagine that’s probably one of the more boring ones and there’s already a ton of resources out there on coding chat filters already. There’s already a ton of resources out there on coding chat filters already…So, given that this is the case…why does the one that EA uses function so poorly? ---
**Author:** ![Carbonic](https://battlefieldforum.co/user_avatar/battlefieldforum.co/carbonic/32/101470_2.png) [@Carbonic](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/Carbonic)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2020, 8:49am UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/the-chat-filter-is-out-of-control/107490/129 "2020-06-26T08:49:00Z")
> [@Red\_Label\_Scotch](#): > > > [@Carbonic](#): > > > > > [@](#): > > > > > > I can understand if you lack information in general, but in this specific case I don’t see what more you want - I guess they could make a blog about coding a chat filter but of all the developer blogs I can imagine that’s probably one of the more boring ones and there’s already a ton of resources out there on coding chat filters already. > > There’s already a ton of resources out there on coding chat filters already…So, given that this is the case…why does the one that EA uses function so poorly? You say it functions “so poorly” but I doubt the majority of players even know the filtering is there. It ofc. seem worse if you are a forumfielder because you see all the fun examples of it not working on here or if you are a generally toxic person. If have a lot of experience in coding, configuring and deploying worldwide enterprise multi-language almost real-time word and sentence filtering solutions spread across multiple products and platforms I’m sure you can apply for a job. ---
**Author:** ![Hawxxeye](https://battlefieldforum.co/user_avatar/battlefieldforum.co/hawxxeye/32/101036_2.png) [@Hawxxeye](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/Hawxxeye)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2020, 9:18am UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/the-chat-filter-is-out-of-control/107490/130 "2020-06-26T09:18:00Z")
To be fair the consoles do not even have a chat box so most of the BF players do not care cause they do not have a chat. . You do not have to be a toxic person to try to tell someone to “ **Put a** box down” or to say " I would like to join your **clan**". Those who are really committed to being toxic have already found ways around the scripts and get under the skin of people in other ways. ---
**Author:** ![MrCamp121](https://battlefieldforum.co/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/e274bd/32.png) [@MrCamp121](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/MrCamp121)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2020, 1:06pm UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/the-chat-filter-is-out-of-control/107490/131 "2020-06-26T13:06:00Z")
“Hurt” is censored lol ---
**Author:** ![Braddock512](https://battlefieldforum.co/user_avatar/battlefieldforum.co/braddock512/32/101011_2.png) [@Braddock512](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/Braddock512)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2020, 5:47pm UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/the-chat-filter-is-out-of-control/107490/132 "2020-06-26T17:47:00Z")
I’ve sent an email about the words in the last page or so to the anti-toxicty team (that is working on the filter). I can say I’ve gotten feedback on the word clan. It’s currently blocked because the POLISH version of the word “clan” is “klan” which is, of course, in English related to a right-wing hate group. -Braddock512 ---
**Author:** ![CHAMMOND1992](https://battlefieldforum.co/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/c/82dd89/32.png) [@CHAMMOND1992](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/CHAMMOND1992)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2020, 6:12pm UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/the-chat-filter-is-out-of-control/107490/133 "2020-06-26T18:12:00Z")
This chat filter is what happens when you do the upmost to protect everyone’s feelings and just ends up looking stupid in the process. Absolutely silly for a game rated M for Mature. It’s so nonsensical. People that play Battlefield’s biggest competitors, Fortnite and COD, prefer VOIP communication, and talk way more. That alone exposes their general player base to WAY more toxicity. An overbearing chat filter is completely unnecessary. Don’t even get me started on Forum rules. ---
**Author:** ![llPhantom\_Limbll](https://battlefieldforum.co/user_avatar/battlefieldforum.co/llphantom_limbll/32/102656_2.png) [@llPhantom\_Limbll](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/llPhantom_Limbll)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2020, 7:12pm UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/the-chat-filter-is-out-of-control/107490/134 "2020-06-26T19:12:00Z")
> [@CHAMMOND1992](#): > > This chat filter is what happens when you do the upmost to protect everyone’s feelings and just ends up looking stupid in the process. Absolutely silly for a game rated M for Mature. It’s so nonsensical. People that play Battlefield’s biggest competitors, Fortnite and COD, prefer VOIP communication, and talk way more. That alone exposes their general player base to WAY more toxicity. An overbearing chat filter is completely unnecessary. Don’t even get me started on Forum rules. The issue here is the fact that this “anti-toxicity team” will not win this fight. Unless they literally filter every 3rd word because people with wild imagination will ALWAYS find a way to humiliate and mock others. As an example: They filter word “dumb”, people start using “stupid” They filter word “stupid”, people start using “silly” They filter word 'silly", people start using “low IQ” And the ride never ends. If you want to keep and improve this whole filer thing, just simply filter the most obvious stuff and let everything else be. That’s the most obvious choice here. ---
**Author:** ![Hawxxeye](https://battlefieldforum.co/user_avatar/battlefieldforum.co/hawxxeye/32/101036_2.png) [@Hawxxeye](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/Hawxxeye)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2020, 8:07pm UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/the-chat-filter-is-out-of-control/107490/135 "2020-06-26T20:07:00Z")
> [@Braddock512](#): > > I’ve sent an email about the words in the last page or so to the anti-toxicty team (that is working on the filter). > > I can say I’ve gotten feedback on the word clan. It’s currently blocked because the POLISH version of the word “clan” is “klan” which is, of course, in English related to a right-wing hate group. > > -Braddock512 Ah you mean that ghost cosplay group who still think it is the 18th century thanks for the feedback to the feedback. I wonder if it is time at some point to have client language specific filters. Blocking a perfectly fine English word because of what it can mean on an obscure language is going a bit too far. Just some food for thought 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Hawxxeye](https://battlefieldforum.co/user_avatar/battlefieldforum.co/hawxxeye/32/101036_2.png) [@Hawxxeye](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/Hawxxeye)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2020, 6:14pm UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/the-chat-filter-is-out-of-control/107490/136 "2020-06-29T18:14:00Z")
One more word that is filtered: “Nutter” I was trying to greet 2 friends in the team who have names that are like Nuttys and Nutcracker so I tried to tell them “Hello Nutters!” And it turned to “Hello \*\*\*”… Edit: also “An One” is also blocked ---
**Author:** ![Magikf1ngers](https://battlefieldforum.co/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/bbce88/32.png) [@Magikf1ngers](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/Magikf1ngers)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2020, 7:19pm UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/the-chat-filter-is-out-of-control/107490/137 "2020-06-29T19:19:00Z")
> [@Hawxxeye](#): > > One more word that is filtered: > “Nutter” > I was trying to greet 2 friends in the team who have names that are like Nuttys and Nutcracker so I tried to tell them “Hello Nutters!” And it turned to “Hello \*\*\*”… ![image](https://battlefieldforum.co/uploads/default/original/3X/f/2/f20900909af8ef3e67a4165011e2acd73c52eb05.gif) ---
**Author:** ![Red\_Label\_Scotch](https://battlefieldforum.co/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/74df32/32.png) [@Red\_Label\_Scotch](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/Red_Label_Scotch)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2020, 9:01pm UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/the-chat-filter-is-out-of-control/107490/138 "2020-06-29T21:01:00Z")
> [@Hawxxeye](#): > > One more word that is filtered: > “Nutter” > I was trying to greet 2 friends in the team who have names that are like Nuttys and Nutcracker so I tried to tell them “Hello Nutters!” And it turned to “Hello \*\*\*”… > > Edit: also “An One” is also blocked Is, “anon” blocked also? (as in anonymous) ---
**Author:** ![cajjpants](https://battlefieldforum.co/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/c/848f3c/32.png) [@cajjpants](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/cajjpants)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2020, 1:15pm UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/the-chat-filter-is-out-of-control/107490/139 "2020-06-30T13:15:00Z")
It is, from the ground up, a totally pointless thing to implement. Disable chat by default, if people are getting offended then they won’t see it. ---
**Author:** ![stny72](https://battlefieldforum.co/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/ee7513/32.png) [@stny72](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/stny72)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2020, 2:34pm UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/the-chat-filter-is-out-of-control/107490/140 "2020-06-30T14:34:00Z")
> [@Braddock512](#): > > I’ve sent an email about the words in the last page or so to the anti-toxicty team (that is working on the filter). > > I can say I’ve gotten feedback on the word clan. It’s currently blocked because the POLISH version of the word “clan” is “klan” which is, of course, in English related to a right-wing hate group. > > -Braddock512 Not every word is racist just because some racist groups use it. Scottish, Irish have used the term ‘clan’ for centuries. This is getting ridiculous. [Previous page](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/the-chat-filter-is-out-of-control/107490.md?page=6) [Next page](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/the-chat-filter-is-out-of-control/107490.md?page=8)