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Are MIT's or FSF's decisions "deplatforming"?

He was more "canceled" than "deplatformed". They call it "cancel culture" now.

Maybe not technically, but that's irrelevant. It's part of the phenomenon being discussed.

I thought deplatforming was the phenomenon.

Political groups forcibly silencing opposing views is.

"Political groups forcibly silencing opposing views is."

That seems like a very vague concept. I'm not sure what couldn't be placed under that umbrella.