deplatform

American  

[dee-plat-fawrm] / ˌdiˈplæt fɔrm /

verb (used with object)

1. to prohibit (a person or people) from sharing their views in a public forum, especially by banning a user from posting on a social media website or application.

   Some viewers boycotted the advertisers connected to the show in an effort to deplatform the controversial co-host.

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Other Word Forms

• deplatforming noun

Etymology

Origin of deplatform

First recorded in 2015–20; de- ( def. ) + platform ( def. )

Example Sentences

The law will require large social media companies to publish standards on how it decides to “censor, deplatform, and shadow ban.”

From Seattle Times

As prominent Q sites are created, social media and technology companies attempt to deplatform them, and the sites and groups reappear in different locations in a propaganda version of whack-a-mole.

From Washington Post

Florida, for example, is advancing legislation that would put financial penalties on social networks such as Facebook that ban, or “deplatform,” candidates for statewide office.

From Washington Times

He challenged Mark Zuckerberg, Jack Dorsey and Sundar Pinchai to deplatform the dozen people immediately.

From BBC

To be sure, I think it's concerning that a powerful cohort of social media executives can deplatform anyone they want.

From Salon