user bans
Platform access revocations
User bans are restrictions that prevent someone from accessing a platform, service, or community.
Administrators impose bans for violating terms of service—harassment, spam, illegal content.
Bans range from temporary suspensions to permanent removal: He caught a user ban for posting slurs in the chat.
Shadow bans hide a user's content without notifying them.
- suspendedHalted or hanging temporarily
- blockedPassage prevented or impeded
- kickedStruck with foot
- mutedMade quieter or softer
- expelledOfficially removed or banished
blacklisted · flagged · moderation · timeout · restriction · violation · terms of service · community guidelines · trolls · harassment · hate speech · account · permaban · shadowban · appeal · warning · enforcement · community