Of ‘Algospeak’ and the Crudeness of Automated Moderation
Saying ‘le dollar bean’ instead of ‘lesbian’ so you don’t get demonetized
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8 min readApr 15, 2022
In China, people often speak in code online.
Why? To evade the Chinese government’s filters. The authorities don’t want conversations they don’t like — most notably criticisms of major officials. So they run software to…
