iTunes censors 'doo wop' songs

Apple's automated censoring service confuses the 1950s genre for a racial slur, marking song titles with an asteriskAn automated censoring service has left iTunes embarrassed after it censored "doo wop" to "doo w*p", confusing consumers, including Radio 2 DJ Jeremy Vine.When Vine mentioned in passing to Ken Bruce on Wednesday that he was surprised to find iTunes had censored an album he wanted, it caused an on-air stir. A search of iTunes reveals that the asterisk substitution does not apply onl...

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