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What is 'algospeak'? Inside the newest version of linguistic subterfuge

  • Written by Roger J. Kreuz, Associate Dean and Professor of Psychology, University of Memphis
imageSocial media algorithms are programmed to swoop in and flag certain words.Dmitry Kovalchuk/iStock via Getty Images

A linguistic arms race is raging online – and it isn’t clear who’s winning.

On one side are social networks like Facebook, Instagram and TikTok. These sites have become better and better at identifying and removing...

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