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pin of shame

pin of shame noun: a social media moderation tactic where creators intentionally pin inappropriate, offensive, or absurd user comments to the top of their comment section to highlight them to the audience as a way to shame the user.

Noun

pin of shame (uncountable)

  1. (Internet, neologism) A social media moderation tactic where creators intentionally pin inappropriate, offensive, or absurd user comments to the top of their comment section to highlight them to the audience as a way to shame the user.
    Synonyms:
    pin of shame strategy

Synonyms of pin of shame

  • pin of shame strategy

Origin of pin of shame

See pin.

Questions about pin of shame

What does pin of shame mean?
Pin of shame means a social media moderation tactic where creators intentionally pin inappropriate, offensive, or absurd user comments to the top of their comment section to highlight them to the audience as a way to shame the user.
What part of speech is pin of shame?
Pin of shame is a noun.

Words near pin of shame in the dictionary

  1. pin money
  2. PIN number
  3. PIN numbers
  4. pin oak
  5. pin oaks
  6. pin of shame
  7. pin on
  8. pin one's ears back
  9. pin one's hopes on
  10. PIN pad
  11. PIN pads

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