shadowban
verb/ˈʃædoʊbæn/US/ˈʃædəʊbæn/UK
Etymology
Definitions
To ban a user from a community without their knowledge, allowing them to continue reading…
To ban a user from a community without their knowledge, allowing them to continue reading and commenting, but rendering their contributions invisible or less visible to other users.
- On Wednesday a Vice News story reported that some senior Republican officials were not visible in automatic search results. Vice framed this as “shadow banning” without providing any evidence that it was deliberate.
- Over the weekend, Sweeney tweeted that his account had been shadowbanned, meaning that its visibility had been deliberately reduced.
- You can also use external software designed to check for shadowbanning.
To filter out results without the publisher's knowledge.
An instance of shadowbanning.
- Is there any basis for the idea that conservatives are being targeted for shadow bans? No – at least not based on what Vice purported to show.
- By following the platform's guidelines and treating others with kindness, you'll not only avoid shadowbans but also build a strong and engaged community.
The neighborhood
- synonymghostban
- synonymhellban
- synonymstealthban
Derived
Vish — recursive loop
No curated loop yet for shadowban. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.
sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA