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by duxup 2444 days ago
Are MIT's or FSF's decisions "deplatforming"?
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colordrops 2444 days ago
He was more "canceled" than "deplatformed". They call it "cancel culture" now.
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meruru 2444 days ago
Maybe not technically, but that's irrelevant. It's part of the phenomenon being discussed.
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duxup 2444 days ago
I thought deplatforming was the phenomenon.
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meruru 2444 days ago
Political groups forcibly silencing opposing views is.
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duxup 2444 days ago
"Political groups forcibly silencing opposing views is."

That seems like a very vague concept. I'm not sure what couldn't be placed under that umbrella.

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