"}https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2022/04/08/algospeak-tiktok-le-dollar-bean/
\u201cAlgospeak\u201d is becoming increasingly common across the Internet as people seek to bypass content moderation filters on social media platforms such as TikTok, YouTube, Instagram and Twitch.
Algospeak refers to code words or turns of phrase users have adopted in an effort to create a brand-safe lexicon that will avoid getting their posts removed or down-ranked by content moderation systems. For instance, in many online videos, it\u2019s common to say \u201cunalive\u201d rather than \u201cdead,\u201d \u201cSA\u201d instead of \u201csexual assault,\u201d or \u201cspicy eggplant\u201d instead of \u201cvibrator.\u201d
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During YouTube\u2019s \u201cadpocalypse\u201d in 2017, when advertisers pulled their dollars from the platform over fears of unsafe content, LGBTQ creators spoke about having videos demonetized for saying the word \u201cgay.\u201d Some began using the word less or substituting others to keep their content monetized. More recently, users on TikTok have started to say \u201ccornucopia\u201d rather than \u201chomophobia,\u201d or say they\u2019re members of the \u201cleg booty\u201d community to signify that they\u2019re LGBTQ.
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TikTok users now use the phrase \u201cle dollar bean\u201d instead of \u201clesbian\u201d because it\u2019s the way TikTok\u2019s text-to-speech feature pronounces \u201cLe$bian,\u201d a censored way of writing \u201clesbian\u201d that users believe will evade content moderation.
The Internet is for pr0n, after all.
I loathe TikTok but admit it does warm my heart to see that TikTokers have literally rediscovered l33t5p34k. Maybe the kids will be alright.