shadowbans

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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. indicativepresentsingularthird personthird-person singular simple present indicative of shadowban
noun
  1. pluralplural of shadowban
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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