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Skype now censoring links

#1
I sent a friend a message in Skype while trying to get him hooked up with a porn star (one can dream) ;)

Skype removed the link on his side without any indication of doing so on my side. I

Here's the censored link (perhaps NSFW, but not pornographic either) http://www.niteflirt.com/listings/show/9553321-Celebrity-Adult-Starlet-Porn-Star-Tara-Lynn-Foxx

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#3
Maybe they just have a spam filter. The words in that URL sound like they could have come right out of one of the e-mails in my spam folder. It's also possible that the domain itself has been associated with spam.

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#4

Maybe they just have a spam filter. The words in that URL sound like they could have come right out of one of the e-mails in my spam folder. It's also possible that the domain itself has been associated with spam.

This is what one of my Skype contacts suggested too. To back it up further: the link works fine in group conversations.

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#6

Maybe they just have a spam filter. The words in that URL sound like they could have come right out of one of the e-mails in my spam folder. It's also possible that the domain itself has been associated with spam.

Having a spam filter for talking to someone you explicitly allowed to talk to you would be nonsensical. But hey, it's Microsoft.

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post #4

Maybe they just have a spam filter. The words in that URL sound like they could have come right out of one of the e-mails in my spam folder. It's also possible that the domain itself has been associated with spam.

This is what one of my Skype contacts suggested too. To back it up further: the link works fine in group conversations.

But they're censoring dialog between two 'friends'. Email's a different beast since you don't need to whitelist the other party in order to receive communications.

I could see the argument if Skype thought the account had been hacked and was spewing out spam, but there is no reason for it to think that in this case.

Would you think this is okay if they did the same think on voice calls (when their auto-translation launches they could add this sort of censorship). Would it be okay for Skype to beep out words it thinks are spammy?

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Maybe they just have a spam filter. The words in that URL sound like they could have come right out of one of the e-mails in my spam folder. It's also possible that the domain itself has been associated with spam.

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#10
I don't think they are banning 'porn'. My guess is they are trying to protect users from malware.

That said, it is crystal clear that Skype is probably the most heavily monitored form of IM/video/audio communication along with (plain text) email and Apple's Facetime/iMessage[1].

[1] http://www.zdnet.com/apples-imessage-encryption-claims-refut...

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