shadowban

ˈʃædoʊˌbæn

shadowbanned, shadowbanning

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Definition of shadowban - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

internet

Rare

hidden restriction on a user's online activity

Rare

The user discovered they were under a shadowban after no responses.

Verb

tr.

online platforms

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restrict visibility of a user's content

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The algorithm may shadowban posts that contain certain keywords.

limit

restrict

suppress

internet

Rare

ban a user without their knowledge online

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The forum decided to shadowban disruptive users.

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Origin of shadowban

English, shadow (concealment) + ban (prohibit)

Examples of shadowban in a sentence

A shadowban can limit your online interactions.
Users often don't realize when they are shadowbanned.
Shadowbanning can reduce the spread of misinformation.
They chose to shadowban him for repeated violations.
Many users were unaware they were shadowbanned.

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French:shadowban, restreindre, ...
German:Schattenbann, Sichtbarkeit einschränken, ...
Italian:shadowban, limitare la visibilità, ...
Spanish:baneo oculto, restringir la visibilidad, ...
Portuguese:restrição oculta, restringir, ...
Chinese:隐形封禁, 限制可见度, ...
Japanese:シャドウバン, コンテンツの可視性を制限する, ...
Arabic:حَظْر خَفِيّ, حَجَبَ, ...
Hebrew:חֲסִימָה סְמוּיָה, לְהַגְבִּיל בְּסֵתֶר, ...
Russian:теневой бан, ограничить видимость, ...
Ukrainian:тіньова заборона, тіньове блокування, ...
Hindi:शैडोबैन, दृश्यता को प्रतिबंधित करना, ...
Bengali:শ্যাডোব্যান, দৃশ্যমানতা সীমিত করা, ...
Catalan:shadowban, restringir la visibilitat, ...
Czech:shadowban, shadowbanovat, ...
Danish:skyggeforbud, begrænse synlighed, ...
Dutch:schaduwverbod, zichtbaarheid beperken, ...
Greek:σκιά απαγόρευσης, περιορισμός ορατότητας, ...
Hungarian:árnyéktiltás, shadowbannelni, ...
Khmer:ការដាក់កម្រិតសកម្មភាពលើអ៊ីនធឺណិតដោយសម្ងាត់, កំណត់ការមើលឃើញមាតិកា, ...
Korean:섀도우밴, 콘텐츠 가시성 제한, ...
Persian:سایه‌بان, محدود کردن محتوا, ...
Polish:shadowban, ograniczyć widoczność, ...
Portuguese (BR):shadowban, restringir, ...
Romanian:shadowban, a restricționa vizibilitatea, ...
Swedish:skuggbanning, skuggblockera, ...
Thai:การจำกัดการใช้งานออนไลน์, แบนเงา, ...
Turkish:gölge yasak, gizli engelleme, ...
Vietnamese:hạn chế ẩn, cấm ngầm, ...

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