shadow ban

A form of shadowban — 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.

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Meanings

verbshadow ban (third-person singular simple present shadow bans, present participle shadow banning, simple past and past participle shadow banned)

present singular third person shadow bans · participle present shadow banning · participle past shadow banned · past shadow banned

  1. alternativeAlternative form of shadowban.
nounshadow ban (plural shadow bans)

plural shadow bans

  1. alternativeAlternative form of shadowban.
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APA

shadow ban. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shadow%20ban

MLA

“shadow ban.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shadow%20ban. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “shadow ban,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shadow%20ban.

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