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shadowban

  • a variation of shadow ban.
    shadow ban
    noun
    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.
  • a word derived from shadow ban.
    shadow ban
    noun
    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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Nevertheless, various netizens kept running with the shadowban line, claiming it was happening with Instagram hashtags and YouTube comments.

From Slate ● Dec. 10, 2022

The subsequent loss of visibility and promotion of these accounts became known as a "shadowban".

From BBC ● Feb. 22, 2022

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