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Suomi,6 Harlow7 Animal(s), animales, animalitos Cats, gatos Chimpanzee(s), chimp(s) Animal(s) Hamster(s) Chimpanzee(s), chimps Marmoset(s) Monkey(s)8 Monkey(s), monkies Experiment Mouse, mice Hurt(ing) Primate(s) Kill Sex experiments Stop Cruel, cruelty Test(ing), testing facility Revolting Tortur(ing) Torment(ing) Torture(s), torturing 54. The NIH also uses manual keyword filters for certain other terms, including profane and racist terms. NIH has periodically updated its keyword filters to capture additional comments that violates its comment moderation policies. NIH reserves the right to continue to add keyword filters that are calculated to capture comments that violate NIH's comment moderation guidelines. 55. NIH reserves the right to manually review any and all comments before and after they are posted to the NIH's social media accounts. However, only comments containing filtered keywords are automatically hidden from users' public view. 6 Stephen J. Suomi is currently the Chief of the Laboratory of Comparative Ethology at the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development. He has conducted extensive research on behavioral development by researching monkeys and other nonhuman primates. 7 Harry Harlow was an American psychologist known for studying how early environment shapes behavior in monkeys. The Harlow Center on Biological Psychology, named for Mr. Harlow, is affiliated with the Wisconsin National Primate Research Center and houses the monkeys and nonhuman primates used in experiments. Harlow Center for Biological Psychology, University of Wisconsin Madison, https://perma.cc/N9B7-RENQ. After Dr. Harlow died in 1981, PETA campaigned against the NIH's continuation of his work and frequently mentions Dr. Harlow in its advocacy against animal testing. Psychological Torture Experiments at NIH Must Stop, PETA, https://perma.cc/956S-ZKQS. 8 The NIH also blocks the use of two emojis depicting monkeys and an emoji with an expletive face.

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