shadow ban

American  

[shad-oh ban] / ˈʃæd oʊ ˌbæn /

Or shadowban

noun

Digital Technology.

1. the suppressing from public view of a social media post or posts by platform moderators, without notifying the user who published the content, usually in response to a violation of the platform’s terms of service.

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Other Word Forms

• shadow ban verb (used with object)
• shadow-ban verb (used with object)
• shadowban verb (used with object)

Etymology

Origin of shadow ban

First recorded in 2015–20

Example Sentences

Margarita Simonyan, the editor in chief of the Russian government-backed broadcaster RT, called for Musk to remove the “shadow ban” from her account and appealed to his stated commitments to “free speech.”

From Washington Post

In April, he was speculating about a “shadow ban council” suppressing a tweet insulting Bill Gates, and shadowbanning is the purest expression of limiting reach: you can see your pretty outrageous tweet, but other people don’t have to.

From The Verge

The law will require large social media companies to publish standards on how it decides to “censor, deplatform, and shadow ban.”

From Seattle Times

Users must be allowed to opt out of shadow banning, and platforms can’t shadow ban political candidates or news websites.

From The Verge

That includes coaching diversity and the shadow ban of Colin Kaepernick, both of which were addressed by Goodell only in broad strokes.

From Washington Times