Skype now censoring links

Posted by zwaly on Thursday June 12, 2014 @06:59PM
from the self-post dept.

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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Re:Skype now censoring links by greenyoda on Thursday June 12, 2014 @09:20PM (#7886984)

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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Re:Skype now censoring links by Cael on Thursday June 12, 2014 @09:23PM (#7886994)

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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Re:Skype now censoring links by atmosx on Friday June 13, 2014 @02:58AM (#7887695)

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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Re:Skype now censoring links by m_93 on Friday June 13, 2014 @02:36AM (#7887660)

It looks like skype use domain ban. But what was reason of this is unknown. Curious is that another xxx pages is fully accessible via skype

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Re:Skype now censoring links by jmspring on Friday June 13, 2014 @03:44AM (#7887790)

Out of curiosity, try running the same link through a URL shortener and send it again. A brief local test seemed to work.

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Re:Skype now censoring links by m_93 on Friday June 13, 2014 @04:09AM (#7887837)

This is workaround but the main problem is still present

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