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Dave Wilton

28 Jul 2025 • 2 min read
A statue of gnome with a tool slung over his shoulder, nestled among some flowers
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B&W photo of woman hitting a neo-Nazi from behind with her handbag

deplatform

The verb deplatform is a relatively new one. Merriam-Webster defines it thusly: : to remove and ban (a registered user) from a mass communication medium (such as a social networking or blogging website) […] broadly : to prevent from having or providing a platform (see platform entry 1 sense 3) to communicate Merriam-Webster
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