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media filter

Mass media "filters" filtered out new stories and facts that are presented in major local, regional, national and international news media outlets. The five classes of media "filters" are:

1) Ownership, especially when media ownership is consolidated and participatory with regards to self and special interests.
2) Funding sources include both internal and external sources of financing the reporting.
3) Sourcing - where sources can influence action taking advantage of their value to the source, and which can negatively affect access and reliability, and punish those that negatively impact the source or the sources constituents.
4) Flak - negative responses to a media statement, article, or program. It can be lawsuits, intimidation, violence, boycott and destroying livelihood.
5) "being branded fear activating ideology that is not accepted by the hegemony". - communist, socialist, liberal, etc.
The reporter could not get past the media filters with his highly controversial stories, even though they were well documented and fact-checked.
by mlhiss December 15, 2019
mugGet the media filtermug.

Vacuum cleaner filter

The shitty piece of foam that no one knows exists in a vacuum, main cause of clogs
Me: Ma'am, your vacuum cleaner filter was causing the no suction problem.
by Wannabe firefighter November 23, 2021
mugGet the Vacuum cleaner filtermug.

Fart filter

Fart filter when speaking about someone who talks a lot of shit knowing to filter what they say
You know when talking to him you need a fart filter
by Markbabi March 21, 2017
mugGet the Fart filtermug.

insufferable bollocks filter

It's like ad blindness
My insufferable bollocks filter makes that page's content awfully difficult to parse
by Bidiot Bales July 29, 2016
mugGet the insufferable bollocks filtermug.

Bypass chat filter

When you wanna say swear-word,but your favourite game filters it.So you have to create something similar that will look and sound like an original swear-word,like:
To bypass "Bitch",you can use "bict" or "btc";
When you wanna say "Fuck",use "F4"
Your typical friend:Hey bro!Do you know,how do I swear in Roblox without being filtered by chat filter?
Michael ig?:You can bypass chat filter just by replacing letter with number of remove a few letters so it won't be filtered.
Your typical friend:THANKS BROOOO!I CAN FINALLY SWEAR!!!!1!!!11!111!11111111!11
Roblox:*Bans your typical friend for bypassing*
Michael ig?:OH NOES!!MY FREN GOT BANNED๐Ÿ˜ญ๐Ÿ˜ญ๐Ÿ˜ญ๐Ÿ˜ญ๐Ÿ˜ญ๐Ÿ˜ญ๐Ÿ˜ญ๐Ÿ˜ญ
๐Ÿ˜ญ๐Ÿ˜ญ๐Ÿ˜ญ๐Ÿ˜ญ๐Ÿ˜๐Ÿ˜๐Ÿ˜ญ๐Ÿ˜ญ๐Ÿ˜ญ๐Ÿ˜ญ๐Ÿ˜ญ๐Ÿ˜ญ๐Ÿ˜ญ๐Ÿ˜ญ
by Blockysol September 17, 2023
mugGet the Bypass chat filtermug.

Hobo Filter

A specialized filter that cleans digital conversations to be heard clearly and in a concise language.
"Hey did you even hear a word the boss just said?"

"No, I can't hear anything lately."

"Dude, you need to get your hobo filter cleaned!"
by Vash8504 December 15, 2011
mugGet the Hobo Filtermug.

Parental filter

Noun. 1. A filter that blocks out offensive items, predetermined by the authorities that added that filter.
Alice and Bob: Since current programming has content considered inappropriate to little children, we'll install a parental filter for a bit. Is that okay?
Charlie: Is Sesame Street filtered?
Alice and Bob: No, you can still watch Sesame Street and other educational programs.
Charlie: That's all good with me.
by Modern-Webster September 12, 2021
mugGet the Parental filtermug.

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