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why did they self censor "burn"?
To my knowledge, it's because advertisers don't want to be displayed next to potentially negative posts.
That then means that commercial social media platforms would rather display posts for which they get paid. So, potentially negative posts get downranked by the content curation algorithm to the point where they will be seen by virtually no one.
And that then means that users self-censor, and also potentially overdo it, because they don't know for certain which words will get punished.
This is similar to the phenomenon known as algospeak, where words such as "unalive" are used: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Algospeak
Yet they are fine with being seen next to Nazi propaganda.
I fucking hate goddamned social fucking media.
Fuck advertisers.
i wish reaction to that would be that users go to use some other service instead
Engagement bait
And "freaking"
that is at least kind of understandable. but if one thinks "Burn" is bad word, why stop there :D should censor also adult and problem, maybe also endless, never and no too since those could potentialy also have negative connotations which seems to be big no no. oh and also laundry since moneylaundring is a thing.
and "adult" clearly means porn, and "ends" clearly refers to murder or suicide 🙃
gaaaaaasp plz tw c*nsorship