[20250203] ‘Forbidden Words’: Github Reveals How Software Engineers Are Purging Federal Databases

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[20250203] ‘Forbidden Words’: Github Reveals How Software Engineers Are Purging Federal Databases

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OneMeaningManyNames@lemmy.mlM to Document the MAGA attack on science@lemmy.mlEnglish · 1 day ago

‘Forbidden Words’: Github Reveals How Software Engineers Are Purging Federal Databases

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A project called "Remove-DEI" shows the tweaks used to remove "forbidden words" from a database about childhood school readiness.

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