SHADOWBAN

What Does SHADOWBAN Mean in a Text?

The Quick Answer

SHADOWBAN means "Partial Block."

More Observations...

It's when a social media site stops showing a user's content without their knowledge. Shadowbanned is a term seen commonly on social media. When a social media site issues a shadow ban to a user, it makes their posts and comments no longer visible to other users. It is particularly a problem for users on TikTok, Instragram, and Youtube who rely on user views and comments in order to gain popularity.

On TikTok, a user who has had their visibility reduced due to misconduct usually doesn't get made aware. As a result, their videos will stop appearing on TikTok's "For You page" (FYP) as frequently as they did before.

A shadow ban is slightly different to a regular ban as the "shadow" part of the phrase refers to the fact that a user wouldn't know that the ban has happened. They would only guess by their drastic drop in engagement. Because there's no way to confirm a shadowban, some users may claim to have been shadowbanned, when in reality, their content just isn't very popular.

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When I write SHADOWBAN, I mean this:

[A shadowbanned person's videos won't appear on the For You Page.]

Summary of Key Points

We have summarized the key points in the table below:

SHADOWBAN
Definition:	Partial Block
Type:	Word
Guessability:	4: Difficult to guess
Typical Users:	Adults, Teenagers, and Under 13s

Examples of SHADOWBAN in Sentences

Here are examples of SHADOWBAN in conversations:

• Kayla: My new account has been SHADOWBANNED again.
• Harriet: Just make a new one.

• Daisy: No one is commenting on my new videos.
• Leah: Have you been given another SHADOWBAN?

An Academic Look at SHADOWBAN

Shadowban is typically used as a noun (i.e., a naming word). For example:

• Are you sure you don't have a shadowban?
(Here, SHADOWBAN is being used as a noun.)

Example of SHADOWBAN Used in a Text

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