The Mason Minute

The Mason Minute


Algospeak (MM #5361)

November 25, 2025

I’ve long made it my goal to learn something new, even a minor thing, every day. I learned something the other day that I only understood in concept. I didn’t know that there was a word actually to describe this situation. It’s called algospeak. It’s a list of secret phrases that you can’t use on social media. There is no place where you can find these words; you just have to learn about them on your own. It’s almost like an urban legend, but it’s real. Algospeak is built around the idea that your social media algorithms hide content that uses words and phrases they don’t want you to use. Life would be much easier if this were out in the open…

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