Post by account_disabled on Jan 23, 2024 4:20:00 GMT -5
Shadow bans are one of the most mysterious aspects of working with social networks. Bloggers constantly announce blocking, and reference materials on social networks are silent or deny their existence. The Ringostat blog team has collected the experiences of users who claim to have encountered a shadow ban, as well as recent scandals in this regard. In this article we will tell you what a shadow ban is, how to avoid falling under it and how to get out of the “shadow”. Reading time 10 minutes What is a shadowban On what platforms are shadowbans found? Official information Possible reasons for a shadowban How to avoid getting shadowbanned Shadowban duration How to check for a shadowban By hashtags By feed Services for checking shadowbans How to get out of a shadowban conclusions What is a shadowban A shadow ban is a method of blocking in which a user can create new posts without other people seeing them.
In English-language Fax Lists sources, the terms “shadowban” and “hellban” are found, which are synonyms. Previously, on forums, moderators sent users to shadow bans so as not to draw their attention to the fact of blocking. Judge for yourself: if you block a spammer or troll, he will immediately create a new account and continue to harass other participants. And if you hide the posts of a “problem” user, he will get bored and leave. Soon this trick became obvious and therefore less effective. However, in recent years the phenomenon has again gained relevance. According to Google Trends, since 2017, people have been increasingly searching for information about shadow blocking: trends shadowban Donald Trump attracted particular attention to the issue. In 2018, he accused Twitter of shadow blocking political figures. One of the peaks in the graph above coincides with his post .
Interest in the topic continues to grow, so we’ll figure out what’s what. On what platforms are shadowbans found? Users claim to have been shadowbanned on various social platforms. Most often mentioned: Twitter; Instagram; Facebook; TikTok; YouTube and others. There are also questions about hidden blocks in dating apps. We will omit them in order to focus on what can affect the work of marketing. Official information The attitude of tech giants to the shadow ban issue is divided. Some outright deny the existence of such functionality, others ignore the topic and avoid direct questions. Let's consider the official statements of the sites and their representatives regarding shadow bans.
In English-language Fax Lists sources, the terms “shadowban” and “hellban” are found, which are synonyms. Previously, on forums, moderators sent users to shadow bans so as not to draw their attention to the fact of blocking. Judge for yourself: if you block a spammer or troll, he will immediately create a new account and continue to harass other participants. And if you hide the posts of a “problem” user, he will get bored and leave. Soon this trick became obvious and therefore less effective. However, in recent years the phenomenon has again gained relevance. According to Google Trends, since 2017, people have been increasingly searching for information about shadow blocking: trends shadowban Donald Trump attracted particular attention to the issue. In 2018, he accused Twitter of shadow blocking political figures. One of the peaks in the graph above coincides with his post .
Interest in the topic continues to grow, so we’ll figure out what’s what. On what platforms are shadowbans found? Users claim to have been shadowbanned on various social platforms. Most often mentioned: Twitter; Instagram; Facebook; TikTok; YouTube and others. There are also questions about hidden blocks in dating apps. We will omit them in order to focus on what can affect the work of marketing. Official information The attitude of tech giants to the shadow ban issue is divided. Some outright deny the existence of such functionality, others ignore the topic and avoid direct questions. Let's consider the official statements of the sites and their representatives regarding shadow bans.