algospeak
noun/ˈæl.ɡəʊˌspiːk/UK/ˈæl.ɡoʊˌspik/US
Etymology
From algo (“algorithm”) + -speak.
Definitions
A form of cant intended to evade social media content filters.
- Black and trans users, and those from other marginalized communities, often use algospeak to discuss the oppression they face, swapping out words for “white” or “racist.”
- By recognizing that keywords can be used to filter content, internet users have resorted to algospeak, the consensual substitution of censored terms with uncensored terms in order to evade censorship (Lorenz, 2022).
- If you’ve noticed the use of newly invented words cropping up on digital platforms or words used out of context or misspelled, it’s not a new kind of social media slang—it’s algospeak.
The neighborhood
Vish — recursive loop
No curated loop yet for algospeak. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.
sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA