deplatform
English
editEtymology
editPronunciation
edit- (General American) IPA(key): /diˈplætfɔɹm/
- Hyphenation: de‧plat‧form
Verb
editdeplatform (third-person singular simple present deplatforms, present participle deplatforming, simple past and past participle deplatformed)
- (transitive, formal) To prevent someone from using a platform to express their opinion.
- Synonyms: no-platform, unplatform
- Antonym: replatform
- 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
editto prevent someone from utilizing a platform to express their opinion
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