I guess you are not from the generation of texters. This how languages work we used to use * as a way to avoid getting censored it over time became a way to curse or give emphasis.
replyI'm definitely from the generation of texters and there was never any censorship going on with SMSs... yours must be a cultural or regional thing.
replyMaybe you didn't have T9 enabled but I consider it censorship when I type bitch and it gives me chubi.
replyEven now I wonder if I am allowed to type bitch here...
I guess we will find out.
But typing "b*tch" with T9 is just as difficult (if not more) as typing "bitch". Anyway, I guess I never had a need to swear much over SMS. On IRC, on the other hand...
replyAm I, with around 30, in this generation?
Putting * in words seems like self censorship to me.
Still, might have a cultural component. German here.
replyIs that a cultural/national thing instead of an age thing?
replyI've never had texts censored by texting providers, they're not supposed to read texts in the first place (at least around here).
Sounds like a generational thing.
replyI grew up texting. But in the 90s any profanity filters could just be turned off in settings.
People are getting used to censor themselves in order not to be reported, banned, or «hurt » other sensibilities. The words « rape » couldn’t be written in instagram for example, what a great way to deal with such a serious issue. Mainly an American thing spreading away from young people if you ask me. Sorry America, just being honest here.
replyAmerica is partly guilty, but TikTok censorship is a big part of the younger generation's tendency toward self censorship.
replyAs much as I personally dislike TikTok, I don't think it is fair to it: cultural willingness for more sensor sheep on Internet started years before TikTok's popularity in the west.
replyIt's not the sole cause, but I believe it's the main driver behind a bunch of specific substitutions that are mainstream now or nearly so. For example, dih, ahh, and unalive. They may not have been invented on tiktok, but that's where they incubated.
replyThere's no such censorship on TikTok, it's entirely groupthink based on people saying "when I use that word my video is seen less so therefore it's being censored".
replyYoutube is a lot more guilty of it though, as well as demonetizing.
How is that not a form of censorship? It is direct suppression of certain forms of speech.
replyYouTube has its problems but I don't think it's had quite as strong of an effect on language.
well_ackshually, tik tok has a well known, long, and rich history of suppressing certain search keywords.
replyAfter reading through the threat here it seems more like a cultural thing.
The US has quite a lot of filters for profanity.
I remember from my youth that in 2009 Eminem was a guest in a Germany TV show and very happy to swear as much as possible without being censored.
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/2OC-yKZ5Yag
replyYou had profanity filters for SMS?
replyI’ve been texting since it was first a thing (sms on Nokia phones) and no one I knows does this. We just say shit, fuck, and crap.
replystop feeding nonsense to the masses
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