LEXI Live's Profanity Filters feature removes objectionable language from your broadcasts' captions. These filters replace unwelcome language with other text, (i.e. a more suitable word or nonsense such as *@K!@#$X), or remove it entirely. LEXI Live enables these filters by default. 

You can apply multiple filters to a single language, which allows you to tailor profanity filtering to specific content. This allows you to filter a questionable word or phrase in the context of a children's show or a sporting event, for example, but not in the context of a war documentary or late-night programming.

Please note, The Profanity Filters feature is supported by LEXI Live only.

Profanity Filters and Topic Models 

LEXI Live considers profanity filters a type of topic model. The LEXI Live – Topic Model user permissions extend to profanity filters. You can use the Profanity Filters Manager to add, edit, or delete filters, duplicate filters, and apply filters to LEXI Text instances.

Profanity filters take precedence over topic models when there are conflicting substitutions. That is, if you configured a topic model to replace a word, and create a profanity filter to replace the same word, only the profanity filter's substitution will have an effect.

Additional Documentation

Refer to the following articles, which this document references: 

• Creating Profanity Filters
• How Do I Create an Access Code?

Before You Begin

You must have an EEG Cloud account to configure LEXI Live. If you do not have an account or an active LEXI Live subscription, contact the EEG sales team at sales@eegent.com or call 516-293-7472, option 2.

Using the Profanity Filters Manager

The Profanity Filters Manager is your place to easily view, activate and configure your profanity filters. 

Accessing the Profanity Filters Page

To access the Profanity Filters page:

1. Sign in to EEG Cloud with your Cloud Services username and password. 
2. Click LEXI Live. 
3. Click Topic Models.
4. Click Profanity Filters.

The Profanity Filters Manager

Pay special attention to these features, which correspond to the items highlighted in the image:

1. Click the column headings to sort your instances. The heading text changes to bold when you sort the list on that column. An upward arrow to the right of the column name indicates an ascending sort (A to Z or increasing numbers), while a downward arrow indicates a descending sort (Z to A or decreasing numbers). Click the column heading again to reverse the current sort.
2. Click the name of a filter to open its management page, where you can view and modify each filter. See Managing Profanity Filters.
3. Use the tools in the right column to view, edit or delete instances.
   1. Use the View icon to visit the filter's management page. This is the same page as in callout 2.
   2. Use the Apply icon to apply the filter to an instance. The Apply Profanity Filter to Instances window opens. Select at least one instance, and then click Submit. 
   3. Use the Duplicate icon to make a copy of the filter. On the Duplicate Profanity Filter window, give the copy a name, and then click Submit. The filter displays in your filters list.
   4. Click to access the Edit Profanity Filters and Delete Profanity Filter tools:
      • Click Edit Profanity Filters to change the name and language of a filter, and then click Submit. The changes display in your list of filters.
      • Click Delete Profanity Filter to discard the filter.
        Note: Deleting profanity filters is permanent. You cannot restore deleted profanity filters.
4. Use the tools above the header bar to search, filter, or refresh your profanity filters.
   1. The Search tool opens a search field where you can enter a string to find matching profanity filters.

   2. The Filter tool opens filtering options, which help you narrow the list of displayed profanity filters.

      

       

   3. Refresh reloads the list and displays updates to your instances.

Managing Profanity Filters

Use the Manage Profanity Filters page to view, configure, and update individual profanity filters. This page displays when you select a filter from the list on the Profanity Filters Manager.

Pay special attention to these features, which correspond to the items highlighted in the image:

1. Use these tools to add profanity items to your filter, upload an external profanity list, or download your list.
   • Enter a Phrase to Filter and its Substitution and then click Add Profanity to add to your list. The new item displays in the Profanity List. When you add a new item, the list highlights its entry.
   • Click Upload Profanity List to add items from a .csv file to your filter.
   • Click Download Profanity List to download your substitutions to a .csv file, which you can view and edit in a spreadsheet application (e.g. Microsoft Excel).
2. Use these tools to manage the basic configuration of your filter:
   • Click Edit Filter Info to change the name and language of a filter, and then click Submit. The changes display in your list of profanities.
   • Click Apply To Instance to apply the filter to an instance. The Apply Profanity Filter to Instances window opens. Select at least one instance, and then click Submit.
   •  Click More Options to access the Edit Profanity Filters and Delete Profanity Filter tools:
     • Click Duplicate Profanity Filter to make a copy of the filter. On the Duplicate Profanity Filter window, give the copy a name, and then click Submit. The filter displays in your filters list on the Profanity Filters Manager page.
     • Click Delete Profanity Filter to discard the filter.
       Note: Deleting profanity filters is permanent. You cannot restore deleted profanity filters.
3. Use the tools above the header bar to search or refresh the information displayed about your filter's substitutions.
   • Click Search and then enter a string to find matching information.

   • The Filter tool opens filtering options, which help you narrow the list of displayed substitutions.

     

   • Click Refresh to reload the list and display updates to the instance.
4. These tools allow you to edit your filter's substitutions. When you have unsaved changes to an item in your list, the system highlights its entry.
   • Use the checkbox in the Case Sensitive column to force the filter to make the substitution only when its capitalization matches the configured word or phrase exactly. 
   • Click to edit the word, its substitution, and its case-sensitivity, and then click Submit.
   • Click to Undo your changes. This tool is available only when you have unsaved changes.
   • Click Save Changes to confirm and apply your updates.
   • Use the tool to discard a substitution. This icon displays instead of the Undo icon when there are no unsaved changes. 
     Note: Deleting a substitution is permanent. You cannot restore deleted items.