deplatform

English

Etymology

From de- +‎ platform.

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /diˈplætfɔɹm/
• Hyphenation: de‧plat‧form

Verb

deplatform (third-person singular simple present deplatforms, present participle deplatforming, simple past and past participle deplatformed)

1. (transitive, formal) To prevent someone from using a platform to express their opinion.

   Synonyms: no-platform, unplatform

   • 2017, Barry R. Harker, It’s Sunday in America, →ISBN, page 28:

     The Western trend to deplatform or disinvite campus speakers, whose views are considered objectionable, is in full swing.

   • 2018, George Hawley, The Alt-Right, Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 125:

     In 2017, The Daily Stormer was at the center of a new effort to deplatform the extreme elements of the Alt-Right from the Internet.

   • 2019, Mark Dice, The Liberal Media Industrial Complex, Mark Dice, →ISBN:

     Defame, demonetize, and deplatform is their M.O.

   • 2020 November 12, Arielle Pardes, “Inside Parler, the Right's Favorite 'Free Speech' App”, in Wired‎^[1], →ISSN:

     There are only two rules on Parler, the “free-speech” social network: First, nothing criminal. Second, no spam. Other than that, you can post what you want, the site advertises, “without fear of being ‘deplatformed’ for your views.”

   • 2022 March 8, Richard L. Hasen, “How Supreme Court Radicalism Could Threaten Democracy Itself”, in Slate‎^[2]:

     Consider the decision of Facebook and Twitter to “deplatform” Trump after he helped inspire the violent insurrection at the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021.

Translations

to prevent someone from utilizing a platform to express their opinion

• Dutch: deplatformeren, deplatformen
• Russian: деплатформинг (ru) m (deplatforming), деплатформирование n (deplatformirovanije)
• Swedish: deplattformera

Anagrams

• platformed