Algo Speak, How Social Media is Transforming the Future of Language

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by Adam Aleksic · 2025

A popular-science exploration of how internet algorithms and social media shape modern language and communication. Adam Aleksic examines phenomena including online slang, memes, censorship-driven euphemisms, and emerging linguistic trends.

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1 episode featuring Algo Speak, How Social Media is Transforming the Future of Language

TED Radio Hour
Algorithms turn internet slang into everyday speech
The episode shows how platform incentives shape not only what people watch, but also how language, identity, and political ideas spread.
Aug 21, 2026 · 50 min

1 episode featuring Algo Speak, How Social Media is Transforming the Future of Language

Algorithms turn internet slang into everyday speech