Is that where it stems from?

I thought some platforms (particularly Facebook/Instagram) will parse images for "bad" words and throttle the engagement of those posts, so people have taken to censoring themselves to avoid that.

I feel like Anthrax had a song about this

Ni__a and slut, in that order. I’m getting all of this thirdhand. TikTok is beyond salvation.

I'm more lost than you I don't get any of these

Shiiiiit, it's all good. I was just reinforcing this mod's approval of the fuckin subject.

Make em blush, ya delightful little cunt!

On the one hand, others pointed out that it could also be an acquired trait from watching streamers censoring themselves to prevent de-monitisation. Though I admit that I'm a millennial who grew up in a very profane Internet environment and people didn't take things too seriously, unlike today. So there could be generational differences going on.

We getting old, fam!