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Yahoo! Bans "Allah" in Screen Names

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the when-things-go-to-far dept.

szembek writes "According to The Register it seems that Yahoo! is banning the use of the string "Allah" in all screen names. The issue apparently became apparent when Linda Callahan attempted to use her surname in her screen name. The following link has an interesting list of terms that Yahoo does allow, and ones they don't."

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  1. Why not Jesus? by Mo+B.+Dick · · Score: 0, Redundant

    I don't understand why they will ban Allah and not Jesus? I'm sure I will get modded down to troll for this, but I'm just stating the facts. Is Jesus not banned because most Christians are peaceful and turn the other cheek when their religion is offended? Allah is the same as God in the Christian world so why would they allow God but ban the muslim name Allah. Muslims always seem to get treated differently due to threats of violence.

  2. Re:It's a good thing... by aichpvee · · Score: 1, Redundant

    They should ban "rediculous" and help all of us out.

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