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  • How do people use self-censorship to avoid content suppression on sites like TikTok?

    Aug 14, 2024 9:30 am by Diana YatesExpert Viewpoints
    Illinois anthropology professor Kendra Calhoun describes “linguistic self-censorship,” a technique for fooling algorithms meant to curb "inappropriate" or "offensive" speech. Photo by Fred Zwicky

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    • Illinois anthropology professor Kendra Calhoun describes “linguistic self-censorship,” a technique for fooling algorithms meant to curb "inappropriate" or "offensive" speech. Photo by Fred Zwicky

    Anthropology professor Kendra Calhoun studies the creative language people use on social media platforms to fool algorithms that may incorrectly categorize content as 'inappropriate' or 'offensive.'