2020ban
2020ban is a term used in online discourse to describe a wave of bans, suspensions, and policy-enforced removals that occurred on various platforms in the year 2020. It is not the name of a single policy, but a retrospective label applied to a range of moderation actions taken across social media, video sharing, messaging, and other online services during that year.
Origins of the phrase are informal; it emerged as commentators noted that 2020 saw unprecedented attention
Scope of 2020ban includes account suspensions, removal of posts or channels, and stricter enforcement of terms
Reception to 2020ban was mixed. Proponents argued that stronger moderation reduced harm, misinformation, and violence, particularly
See also: Content moderation, deplatforming, platform accountability, misinformation.
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