shadowbanning

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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

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of shadowban
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APA

shadowbanning. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shadowbanning

MLA

“shadowbanning.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shadowbanning. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “shadowbanning,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shadowbanning.

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