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shadowban

Pronunciation: /ˈʃædoʊbæn/

The English word “shadowban” has 3 meanings listed here.

verb

  1. To ban a user from a community without their knowledge, allowing them to continue reading and commenting, but rendering their contributions invisible or less visible to other users.
  2. To filter out results without the publisher's knowledge.

noun

  1. An instance of shadowbanning.

Etymology

From shadow + ban.

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