shadow banning
Stealthy platform silencing
Shadow banning is a moderation practice where a user's posts are hidden from others without notifying them.
The person continues posting normally, unaware their content is invisible to everyone else.
Platforms use this to discourage rule-breakers without provoking the backlash an outright ban might trigger: I think I've been shadow banned—my tweets aren't getting any engagement.
Forcible prevention or concealment
- muzzlingRestraining the mouth
- stiflingOppressively hot and close
- gaggingReflex throat constriction
- mutingSuppressing sound output
censorship · voicelessness · marginalization · squelching · smothering · hushing · quelling · exclusion
Cannot be seen
- undetectableImpossible to notice
- covertIntentionally concealed
- hiddenKept out of sight
- clandestineConcealed from authorities
surreptitious · secretive · discreet · unseen · veiled · ghosting · unnoticed · subtle
Finite problem-solving procedure
- content moderationReviewing online submissions
- community guidelinesRules for group behavior
- terms of serviceBinding usage conditions
- flaggingLosing vigor progressively
content filtering · demotion · throttling · abuse prevention · spam detection · trust and safety · deplatforming
Lacking awareness or information
- unawareLacking knowledge of something
- misleadingCausing false beliefs
- deceptiveCreating false impressions
- manipulationUnderhanded control of others
suppression
Forcible prevention or concealment
muting · censorship · voicelessness · marginalization · squelching · smothering · hushing · quelling · exclusion · erasure
invisible
Cannot be seen
- undetectableImpossible to notice
- covertIntentionally concealed
- hiddenKept out of sight
clandestine · surreptitious · secretive · discreet · unseen · veiled · ghosting · unnoticed · subtle · obscure
algorithm
Finite problem-solving procedure
- content moderationReviewing online submissions
- community guidelinesRules for group behavior
- terms of serviceBinding usage conditions
flagging · content filtering · demotion · throttling · abuse prevention · spam detection · trust and safety · deplatforming
unknowing
Lacking awareness or information
- unawareLacking knowledge of something
- misleadingCausing false beliefs
- deceptiveCreating false impressions
- censorshipcensored, book bans, censors, book burning, excision
- removalremove, elimination, delete, erasing, erase
- access restrictionspassword, paywall, login wall, geo-block, IP ban
- tech scandalsCambridge Analytica, Theranos, data breaches, privacy violations, data breach
shadow, banning, shadows, shadowy, shadowed, shadowing, banned, banner