Standing in a crowded elevator recently, I was privy to a conversation going on between two college students in front of me. The young women were casually chatting about their day while repeatedly ...

Most of psychologist Timothy Jay's research into profanity was exemplified by one moment in the car with his grandson. “We hit a speed bump and he said (an expletive),” Jay said. “But, he said it with ...

YouTube is to ease the rules surrounding the use of profanity in videos after introducing new stipulations in late 2022. More advertiser-friendly content guidelines have been adjusted after a creator ...

YouTube has changed its ad revenue policies regarding the use of profanity in the beginning of a video, allowing creators more freedom to swear -- and to monetize their content. “Use of stronger ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — As he shook President Barack Obama’s hand and pulled him in for what he thought was a private aside, Vice President Joe Biden delivered an explicit message: “This is a big f——— deal.

As a linguist, the study of words is par for the course. While words like zoombombing and finna may attract a lot of notice in terms of what’s timely or trending, some words, like the f-word or ...

A video wouldn't be eligible to run ads if there was swearing in the first 15 seconds. (Photo Illustration by Rafael Henrique/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images) After pushback from the creator ...

Profanity, the use of offensive and rude words, is naturally a controversial topic. There is some debate about what profanity reveals about a person’s character, more specifically, whether it is a ...

In November, YouTube updated the profanity policy in its ad guidelines, which further restricts what users can or can’t say in a video. Now, all kinds of curse words “are treated equally,” rather than ...

A survey published in July shows Fayetteville uses more profanity than any other city in North Carolina — at least on one social media platform. The Word.Tips survey used a sample of 1.7 million ...

WTF? Embracing Profanity Is One Thing Both Political Parties Seem to Agree On WASHINGTON (AP) — As he shook President Barack Obama's hand and pulled him in for what he thought was a private aside, ...