Profanity filter

[TheUnderJakr]

The profanity filter has gone overboard. The team we've had for the last 4 years, that is associated with twitch, twitter and instagram accounts is now profanity in 2021.  I understand the push to get racism and offensive comments out of the game, but you're punishing the 95% of us that don't offend anyone.  I've never been contacted about offending someone, so who determined the word reefer is profane?

[EA_Blueberry · Accepted solution]

If your name is being flagged as profane and you would like to request it under review please submit the first and last name you're using here: https://answers.ea.com/t5/Technical-Issues/My-last-name-says-its-profanity-when-creating-a-player/m-...

If you do not want to provide your real name in public, please comment on the post on which EA Community Manager you've direct messaged it to. 


We'll share these examples to the team that handles the filter. 

Locking thread to direct everyone to the linked thread above. 

[TTZ_Dipsy]

It can be associated with drugs so that must be why; the term profanity could be changed so something a little more broad

[TheUnderJakr]

OK. How do we get the word Reefer off the banned word list? 

[Tman3311]

for world of Chel I want to use my real last name but I can't because it is considered to have profanity in it

[EA_Lanna]

Hi @Tman3311,

It can happen for some names depending on the combination of letters for example. There have been others where the filter was overzealous in ensuring the profane does not make it into the games or exposed to the community.

If you can share more specifics, we'll note the feedback for the profanity filter.

- EA_Lanna

[Salamaaa97]

I faced the same issue when trying to create an EASHL club. The name of our club has been for the last two versions of the game "Isukin Opetuslapset". This time we are currently unable to have it as the system tells us "text contains profanity" For my knowledge there is no profanity in that name.

[EA_Aljo]

@Salamaaa97 

It's possible "suk" is what is causing the profanity notification.

[Tman3311]

the name I want to use is Opila which is my last name but I still don't see what may be wrong with it?

[Tman3311]

for world of Chel I want to use my real last name but I can't because it is considered to have profanity in it, the name that I want to use is Opila which is my actual last name and I don't see the issue with it.

[lx3dEMONxl]

It wouldn't let me use the last name Lemp because of profanity. Lemp is a legit last name that you can find on ancestry.com and is the last name of a kid that was shot by police while sleeping in his home. I want to use it in memory of his murder, and did use it for about 6 months in NHL 20. In NHL 21 they've blacklisted it for some reason.