Valve has announced that users now have access to a beta feature that enables them to filter unwanted words from chat, preventing conversations from being derailed. The feature is available now ...

We tend to assume that emotionally charged words are more likely to grab our attention. An insult shouted across a crowded room or a disturbing phrase overheard on television can seem impossible to ...

Aleina Wachtel, product manager of the Microsoft Word team, recently published a blog post stating that Microsoft has added a filtering annotation function to the web version of Word. Excerpts from ...

Steam now lets you make a custom list of words you want filtered from your chat experience, Steam owner Valve has announced. The Steam Text & Chat Filtering feature already removes commonly used ...

Gaming platforms have started to realize that harm doesn't simply come from seeing or having access to age-inappropriate games, it can also come from seeing inappropriate or hurtful messages. Gamers, ...

Steam is testing a new chat filter system that’ll allow users to customize their experience by blocking certain words or phrases they don’t want to see. A chat filtering service is already in place on ...

Threads will also let you choose the words, phrases, and emoji to hide. Threads will also let you choose the words, phrases, and emoji to hide. is a news writer who covers the streaming wars, consumer ...

We tend to assume that emotionally charged words are more likely to grab our attention. An insult shouted across a crowded room or a disturbing phrase overheard on television can seem impossible to ...

Software that changes one word in a message for another. A word filter is often used to clean up offensive language but it is also used as a prank. Macros are a form of word filtering because they can ...