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Today, the National Security Agency (NSA) is planning a "Big Delete" of websites and internal network content that contain any of 27 banned words, including "privilege," "bias," and "inclusion." The "Big Delete," according to an NSA source and internal correspondence reviewed by Popular Information, is creating unintended consequences.

In February the NSA and many US government websites banned the following words. Has this filtered down to LinkedIn? I've added some alternatives for you to try if that's what you're talking about.

• Anti-Racism → "Equality Action"

• Racism → "Discrimination"

• Allyship → "Solidarity"

• Bias → "Prejudice"

• DEI → "Equity Focused"

• Diversity → "Variety"

• Diverse → "Multifaceted"

• Confirmation Bias → "Echo Chamber"

• Equity → "Fairness"

• Equitableness → "Justice"

• Feminism → "Gender Equality"

• Gender → "Sexual Identity"

• Gender Identity → "Self-Identity"

• Inclusion → "Belonging"

• Inclusive → "Welcoming"

• All-Inclusive → "Universal"

• Inclusivity → "Acceptance"

• Injustice → "Wrongdoing"

• Intersectionality → "Overlapping Identities"

• Prejudice → "Bias"

• Privilege → "Advantage"

• Racial Identity → "Ethnic Identity"

• Sexuality → "Orientation"

• Stereotypes → "Generalizations"

• Pronouns → "Self-Identifiers"

• Transgender → "Trans"

• Equality → "Parity"