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Commotion with Elamin Abdelmahmoud

Does algospeak like 'seggs' and 'unalive' affect free speech? And the blockbuster Ne Zha 2

Mar 13, 2025
25:11

“Algospeak” is a kind of Internet language where people replace words like porn and suicide with seemingly innocuous words and emojis as a way to avoid being censored by the algorithm. Rebecca Jennings and Noelle Perdue explain this phenomenon and what it means for free speech. 


Plus, film critic Rachel Ho explains how the Chinese fantasy feature ‘Ne Zha 2’ just surpassed ‘Inside Out 2’ to become the highest-grossing animated film of all time. 

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