Deplatforming
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"No-platforming" redirects here. For the British student organization policy, see No Platform.
Deplatforming, (no-platforming), a form of Internet censorship of an individual or group by preventing them from posting on the platforms they use to share their information/ideas. This typically involves suspension, outright bans, or reducing spread (shadow banning) .[1][2]
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As early as 2015, platforms such as Reddit began to enforce selective bans based, for example, on terms of service that prohibit "hate speech".[3] The most notorious examples of deplatforming were Twitter's ban of then-US President Donald Trump shortly after and the New York Post during the 2020 presidential election.[4]