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Conlangery Podcast
Short: Listening Like a Conlanger: Word Avoidance on the Internet
Oct 31, 2021
11:30
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- People on the internet use word substitutions to avoid censorship, which can be adapted for worldbuilding.
- In the Chinese internet, users creatively use homophones and taboo replacements to bypass censorship, inspiring language exploration in online platforms and fantasy settings.
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Taboo avoidance strategies on TikTok
On TikTok, creators have developed various strategies to avoid censorship due to algorithmic enforcement of the platform's community guidelines. One common strategy is word replacement, such as using 'unalive' instead of terms like 'die' or 'kill'. Users also manipulate captions, adding random spaces or replacing letters with similar-looking numbers or symbols. Euphemisms like 'clock app' instead of 'TikTok' are used to circumvent potential censorship. These strategies aim to preserve meaning while evading word filters.
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