deplatform
verb
de·plat·form
(ˌ)dē-ˈplat-ˌfȯrm 
deplatformed; deplatforming; deplatforms
: to remove and ban (a registered user) from a mass communication medium (such as a social networking or blogging website)
… had almost 1.5 million Facebook followers and a quarter million followers on Instagram before he was deplatformed for repeatedly spreading misinformation …—
Peter Hoysted
Peter Hoysted
broadly
: to prevent from having or providing a platform (see platform entry 1 sense 3) to communicate
While deplatforming speakers deprives them of the opportunities to speak … concerns and protests over controversial speakers, be they informed or not, are totally expected … —Amy Lai
Amy Lai A platform built to challenge the oligopoly of its giant rivals was deplatformed by other giants … —Emily Bazelon
Emily Bazelon
deplatforming
noun
plural deplatformings
This so-called deplatforming occurs when users are said to have violated a company's terms of service, notably regarding hate speech.
—Katherine Doyle
Katherine Doyle
Deplatforming is a nonlegal strategy that involves pressuring companies to stop hosting or servicing certain individuals or forums, thus removing them from the Internet entirely or making them harder to find.
—Cindy Cohn
Cindy Cohn
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The ban follows an online campaign to deplatform Tate, whose influence on his primarily young audience has become a growing concern among parents and teachers.
—Morgan Sung, NBC News, 19 Aug. 2022
What's strange about this effort to deplatform Rogan is that his popularity preceded, and made possible, his deal with Spotify.
—Damon Linker, The Week, 1 Feb. 2022
Amid the allegations swirling around the group — which Angela has never directly addressed on her TikTok page, let alone confirmed or denied — and a Change.org petition circulating to deplatform her that has racked up more than 21,000 signatures, Angela and her followers are doubling down.
—Ej Dickson, Rolling Stone, 5 Nov. 2021
And Netflix staffers who have spoken off the record to reporters about the issue have held back from asking the company to deplatform Chappelle’s work.
—Josef Adalian, Vulture, 19 Oct. 2021
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Morgan Sung, NBC News, 19 Aug. 2022
What's strange about this effort to deplatform Rogan is that his popularity preceded, and made possible, his deal with Spotify.
—Damon Linker, The Week, 1 Feb. 2022
Amid the allegations swirling around the group — which Angela has never directly addressed on her TikTok page, let alone confirmed or denied — and a Change.org petition circulating to deplatform her that has racked up more than 21,000 signatures, Angela and her followers are doubling down.
—Ej Dickson, Rolling Stone, 5 Nov. 2021
And Netflix staffers who have spoken off the record to reporters about the issue have held back from asking the company to deplatform Chappelle’s work.
—Josef Adalian, Vulture, 19 Oct. 2021
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“Deplatform.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/deplatform. Accessed 9 Nov. 2025.
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