# Blocking email addresses using profanity filter?

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/blocking-email-addresses-using-profanity-filter/39759>\
**Category:** Product Support\
**Created:** [February 17, 2016, 10:42pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/blocking-email-addresses-using-profanity-filter/39759 "2016-02-17T22:42:22Z")\
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**Author:** ![outofthebox](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/outofthebox/32/83708_2.png) [@outofthebox](https://meta.discourse.org/u/outofthebox)\
**Post date:** [September 24, 2019, 12:11pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/blocking-email-addresses-using-profanity-filter/39759/9 "2019-09-24T12:11:41Z")

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Hi,

So, I’m interested in preventing people from sharing their email address in public discussions in our community, for the sake of their privacy (perhaps some people don’t realize, despite our best efforts, that the discussions are public?).

Would this be suitable? Or would it have significant risks I am not appreciating?

```
*@*.com
*@*.org
*@*.net
*@*.edu
*@*.info
*@*.biz

```

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