Algorithmic Censorship and Language Evolution
The emergence of slang on social media is a response to algorithmic censorship, as users adapt to platform rules.
In the book "Algospeak: How Social Media Is Transforming the Future of Language" by Adam Aleksic, it is noted that social media platforms have adopted policies to appease advertisers and politicians, leading to the creation of euphemisms.
- Nipples become "nip nops"
- A picture of an eggplant can represent a penis
- "Unaliving" someone instead of "killing"
- "Kermit sewerslide" instead of "committing suicide"
Everything slightly risqué or unpleasant becomes baby talk.
This phenomenon is not due to teens being "overgrown infants," but rather a "bottom-up response to top-down censorship."
Author's summary: Algorithmic censorship influences language evolution on social media.
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