Chat filter bypassing

thumb|A translator on LingoJam which filters profane words, so that the profane word would not be censored by the Roblox chat filter.
Chat filter bypassing is the act of circumventing the Roblox chat filter. When trying to send a message which seemingly is filtered by the chat (whether profane or not), instead of having the message censored, it successfully shows up on the chat. 
==Methods==
Usually, players alter words by means of putting random symbols on some part or letters on the word. This can range from more simple bypasses such as putting a symbol halfway through a word to try to fool the filter system, to more complex systems using obscure unicode characters. The filter has been continuously updated and made more robust in order to diminish the prevalence of this type of bypass.
Others bypass the filter by use of exploits, which allows users to execute scripts that can disable the filter. FilteringEnabled made this substantially harder when it was implemented, leading to a greater popularity in backdoor Free models, which allow users to execute malicious scripts on the server (rather than the client), being uploaded to the Toolbox.
While most bypassing is done by players, it is also possible for a game to disable the filter entirely on purpose, or accidentally. Games that have any kind of custom chat or messaging system must take care to filter custom message options in-game, or they will quickly be placed Under review by Roblox. Games this has happened to include Awp Attack and Feed the Giant Noob.
==Prevalence==
The chat filter can also be circumvented on Condo games, in which, messages that seem to go against the Roblox TOS is uncensored. And, like the case of server-side exploits, it would not require further alterations to words by putting random symbols in it.
Bypassing the Roblox chat filter is generally frowned upon by the community. Often, trolls will abuse bypassing to annoy players, often by spamming bypassed words or phrases. Bypassing the chat filter is considered a violation of the Roblox TOS. Players are encouraged to use the in game report function in order to report cases of chat bypassing to Roblox admins.
There have been bugs in the Roblox engine which can be abused to trick Roblox into thinking a user said something that bypassed the chat filter. Malicious game creators have used this exploit to get people banned, most notably in the Crosswoods incident.
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