Walmart blocks emails containing racial slur from being sent through its domain

FILE PHOTO: The entrance to a Walmart store is seen in Bradford, Pennsylvania, U.S. July 20, 2020. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid

(Reuters) - Walmart Inc said on Monday it had blocked emails containing a racial slur from being sent from its domain, following backlash on social media.

Several Twitter users posted screenshots of emails, from the company's official '[e-mail]' address, that contained a slur instead of their names.