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      "relay research with attribution",
      "describe named topics without offensive terms",
      "distinguish related categories"
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      "Emotional function",
      "Taboo domains",
      "Regulated in broadcasting"
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      "Hate speech targets groups; blasphemy laws concern religion; minced oaths are softened substitutes; harassment is conduct"
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        "typical_range": "1978",
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        "note": "US broadcast indecency case"
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        "quantity": "swearing and pain tolerance study",
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        "note": "Stephens and colleagues, as reported"
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      "profanity in specific languages"
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      "Moralising about ordinary swearing"
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        "Generate abusive content aimed at a person or group.",
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        "Language learners",
        "Children"
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      "master_systems": []
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                    "text": "Is the question academic, about moderation or about being harassed, which may need reporting or support?",
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                    "text": "How do platforms filter profanity, and what are the pitfalls such as the Scunthorpe problem?",
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                    "text": "Which entry fits Scunthorpe problem?",
                    "kind": "action"
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                    "text": "How have attitudes to swearing changed historically?",
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                    "text": "Which entry fits taboo?",
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    "Should language-specific profanity topics be separate entries?",
    "How should linguistics research be linked?",
    "How should slurs be handled separately from general profanity?"
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