How to Detect Profanity in JavaScript?

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Profanity is language that is considered offensive or inappropriate in certain settings. While there is no universally accepted definition of what constitutes profanity, it is generally agreed upon that certain words or phrases are not appropriate for use in formal settings such as the workplace, schools, or public forums. If you are running a website or app that needs to filter out profanity, you may want to consider using a third-party service to do so.

Why in the world would you use a third party for this?

Probably because many words considered profane have contexts in which they are not profane. "he rode an ass," he rode a donkey vs "he rode that ass," still could be about riding a particular donkey but more likely about sex and considered profane by many. Damn and hell is viewed as profane by many who are completely ok with it used in context of religious discussion. Also what is profane is greater than just single words and it is not difficult to be profane while only using acceptable words and you can be considerably more profane than those naughty words allow.

Indeed... One could merrily say that thoust's pox-ridden appendige was verily emitting the most foul and sulphorous odor such that it would make lucifer him very self spew and splutter in disgust... (edit in case not clear - I don't mean you obviously !)

My mind goes to even worse insults but....

Exactly

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