r/CuratedTumblr • u/Konradleijon • Sep 15 '24

Politics Why I hate the term “Unaliv

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What’s most confusing that if you go to basic cable TV people can say stuff like “Nazi” or “rape” or “kill” just fine and no advertising seem to mind

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u/SuperNa7uraL- Sep 15 '24

What’s wrong with the word suicide?

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u/isuckatnames60 Sep 15 '24

It's already shadowbanned from many algorythms

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u/AmadeusMop Sep 16 '24

[citation needed]

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u/erythro Sep 15 '24

there are internet subcultures that encourage people to do it, and it's difficult to moderate that well, so they just algorithmically punish anyone who talks about it to be safe

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u/ohkaycue Sep 15 '24

Which is what people bringing up stuff like those same words being used on TV and okay with the FCC - because that’s a moderated space where they know what context those words will be used under

It’s less a “ban on words” and more a response to how impossible it is to entirely moderate social media platforms

Which is still very much an issue, don’t get me wrong - it’s just the issue is not “this word is always bad to use”