1 Algorithmic Suppression When a platform's algorithm reduces the visibility of certai... 2 Astroturfing Fake grassroots campaigns designed to look like organic publ... 3 Based Originally meant agreeable or admirable. Now used to describ... 4 Bot Army A network of automated accounts used to amplify messages, in... 5 Brigading When a group from one online community coordinates to flood ... 6 Cancelled When a public figure faces widespread calls to be boycotted,... 7 Caught in 4K Undeniable evidence of someone doing or saying something, us... 8 Chronically Online Similar to terminally online but slightly less severe. Someo... 9 Clout Chasing Deliberately inserting yourself into drama or controversy to... 10 Cope Posting Posts that attempt to rationalize or minimize a clearly nega... 11 Copium A fictional substance people are said to be consuming when t... 12 Damage Control The PR scramble that follows a controversy. Damage control r... 13 Dead Internet Theory The conspiracy theory (increasingly supported by evidence) t... 14 Deplatformed When a person or organization is banned or removed from a ma... 15 Doomscrolling The compulsive habit of scrolling through bad news or dramat... 16 Doubling Down Refusing to back down or apologize when confronted with crit... 17 Engagement Farming Deliberately posting provocative, misleading, or emotionally... 18 FAFO Short for 'find around and find out.' Used when someone face... 19 Gaslighting When someone denies reality in a way that makes others quest... 20 Getting Dragged When someone faces sustained, public criticism from a large ... 21 Hopium The companion to copium. A fictional substance consumed when... 22 L / W L means loss or failure. W means win. Internet shorthand for... 23 Main Character Syndrome When one person dominates the internet's attention for a day... 24 Non-Apology A statement designed to look like an apology without actuall... 25 Parasocial Relationship A one-sided emotional relationship where a fan feels a deep ... 26 Popcorn Moment When drama escalates to the point where uninvolved people se... 27 Rage Bait Content specifically designed to make people angry enough to... 28 Rage Quitting Dramatically leaving a platform, community, or company in an... 29 Ratio Watch The period of collective anticipation as people watch a bad ... 30 Ratio'd When a reply or quote-tweet gets significantly more engageme... 31 Receipts Screenshots, archived posts, or other evidence kept to prove... 32 Rug Pull Originally a crypto term for when developers abandon a proje... 33 Shadow Banned When a platform quietly reduces someone's visibility without... 34 Shill Someone who promotes a product, company, or idea while prete... 35 Stan Culture Named after the Eminem song, a stan is an extremely devoted ... 36 Streisand Effect When an attempt to hide, censor, or suppress information bac... 37 Terminally Online Someone whose worldview has been so shaped by internet disco... 38 Touch Grass A suggestion that someone has been too online and needs to g... 39 Virtue Signaling Publicly expressing moral values primarily to enhance one's ... 40 Whataboutism A deflection tactic where someone responds to criticism by p...