Coded Conversations: A Critical Discourse Analysis of Algospeak as a Subversive Linguistic Practice on X
Platforms decide which words are too risky to publish, and users learn to speak around them. This study examines algospeak, the deliberate misspelling, symbol substitution, and re-coding of words to evade automated moderation, as a subversive linguistic practice on X (formerly Twitter). Using Critical Discourse Analysi...