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Anil Dash calls for an end to the word "unalive"

Original: Read: We are going to kill “unalive” I just read Anil Dash's post about some internet jargon. And, I first thought "yeah

Writer Anil Dash has published a post arguing against the word "unalive", the euphemism widely used online to avoid mentioning death or suicide in front of content moderation filters. His argument is being shared and discussed by bloggers, who say the term does not just game algorithms but distorts how people talk about real harm.

Why now: Dash's post is circulating and prompting reflection on how algorithm-avoidance language degrades honest discussion of serious topics.

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• Read: We are going to kill “unalive” I just read Anil Dash's post about some internet jargon. And, I first thought "yeah well, that's the algorithm game". But then, it became — once more — apparent to me, what it actually means. And Anil nails it quite well with this: "One of… · blog@www.locked.de · 6

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