shadowban

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English

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Etymology

From shadow +‎ ban.

Pronunciation

Verb

shadowban (third-person singular simple present shadowbans, present participle shadowbanning, simple past and past participle shadowbanned)

  1. (transitive, Internet) 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.
    • 2018 July 27, Jason Wilson, “What is 'shadow banning', and why did Trump tweet about it?”, in The Guardian‎:
      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.
    • 2022 December 14, Maya Yang, “Twitter suspends account that monitors flight paths of Elon Musk’s private jet”, in The Guardian‎:
      Over the weekend, Sweeney tweeted that his account had been shadowbanned, meaning that its visibility had been deliberately reduced.
    • 2023 August 24, Steve Kuhn, “How To Get Unshadowbanned on Twitter”, in ITGeared‎:
      You can also use external software designed to check for shadowbanning.
    • 2023 September 5, Joe Coscarelli, “Ghostwriter Returns With an A.I. Travis Scott Song, and Industry Allies”, in The New York Times‎:
      On Tuesday, Ghostwriter returned with a new track, titled “Whiplash,” this time using A.I. vocal filters to sound like the rappers Travis Scott and 21 Savage and deliver a message to the industry: “Me and Writer raise a toast,” the A.I. version of 21 Savage raps. “Trying to shadowban my boy/but you can’t kill a ghost.”
  2. (transitive, Internet, of a search engine) To filter out results without the publisher's knowledge.

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Noun

shadowban (plural shadowbans)

  1. (Internet) An instance of shadowbanning.
    Synonym: hellban
    • 2018 July 27, Jason Wilson, “What is 'shadow banning', and why did Trump tweet about it?”, in The Guardian‎:
      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.
    • 2024 June 28, “How to get "unshadowbanned" on Twitter!”, in Circleboom Blog‎:
      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.

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