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Zuckerberg Horizon 

The point on a social media platform where more than half of the content presented to users is either paid messaging inserted by the platform owner or artificially-generated ("bot") content, masqueraded as human-generated content.

The Zuckerberg Horizon is typically identified as a watershed moment, where an established social media platform loses both its value to users as a community discussion forum, and its and general credibility as a source of impartial information. Beyond this horizon, human-to-human communication represents the minority of content presented to everyday users of the platform.

Social media platforms crossing the Zuckerberg Horizon typically fall into a state of rapid public decline, though several documented exceptions exist. Examples of platforms surviving the horizon include those catering to extremist or "anti-fact" communities (e.g. The Flat Earth Society), platforms primarily funded by corporate interests (e.g. climate-denial forums), or those dedicated to distributing state-sponsored propaganda.
Twitter passed the Zuckerberg Horizon when Elon Musk re-activated thousands of previously-banned extremist accounts and disabled the accounts for legitimate news outlets critical of the decision such as The New York Times, CNN, and the Washington Post.
Zuckerberg Horizon by Chilkoot December 16, 2022
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sans sheriff 

Lawless use of fonts or typography, with no regard to aesthetics or legibility
I'm putting this CV straight in the bin. Written totally sans sheriff.
sans sheriff by Jamarley July 3, 2019

Breadhead 

Someone who is addicted to obtaining money and building wealth. A money addict and fanatic. Breadheads often work more than one full-time job, and some even participate in illicit activities to "obtain the bread".
A breadhead is like a crackhead, but for money instead of crack.
Breadhead by 🅱️ U S 3 4 8 March 30, 2022

Stink lines

As seen in illustrations or cartoons: Wavy, vertical lines rising above a person, place or thing. Denotes a foul odor.
"You didn't put enough stink lines on your picture of the teacher."
Stink lines by Athene Airheart March 14, 2004

schmegegge 

Yiddish slang word meaning bullshit, baloney, hogwash, nonsense, crock of shit or hot air.
I don't buy the schmegegge about Morty sleeping with Moira.
His version of the story was pure schmegegge.
The whole schmegegge was made up to get Liz a little bit of attention.
schmegegge by budsbabe February 1, 2008

eye bleach 

Looking or experiencing something nice after witnessing something horrid like a disgusting gif or a disturbing video. Typically used as eye bleach are nice images of whatever makes the disturbed person happy.
"Bleach my eyes! Why is that woman's face ripped off!?"
*Looks up images of puppies and kittens.*
"That's good eye bleach."
eye bleach by Rini2012 November 29, 2016
Noun. Portmanteau of "street" and "road": it describes a street, er, road, built for high speed, but with multiple access points. Excessive width is a common feature. A common feature in suburbia, especially along commercial strips. Unsafe at any speed, their extreme width and straightness paradoxically induces speeding. Somewhat more neutral than synonymous traffic sewer.
Did you see what the traffic engineers want to do to our street? They're going to turn it into a total stroad!
Stroad by hammersklavier February 21, 2012