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Dave Wilton

01 Jun 2025 • 3 min read
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[I’ve decided to attempt posting a “Words in the News” premium feature weekly. We’ll see how long I can keep that pace up—and much will depend on how many pay to subscribe to the premium features. I’m making this one free, but future ones will be
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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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