shadowban
To ban a user from a community without their knowledge, allowing them to continue…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.
» The admin was shadowbanning accounts, leaving people confused why their posts couldn't be seen by others.
Meaning
2 senses(Internet, transitive)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.
mit einem Shadowban belegen, mit einem Schattenbann belegen
(Internet, transitive)To filter out results without the publisher's knowledge.
Examples
2 sentencesThe admin was shadowbanning accounts, leaving people confused why their posts couldn't be seen by others.
Am I shadowbanned?
Translations
2 languagesBy meaning 1
Origin
From shadow + ban.From shadow + ban.
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Forms
shadowbans, shadowbanning, shadowbanned, shadowbanned| Base form | shadowban · to shadowban |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | shadowbans |
| Present participle | shadowbanning |
| Past simple | shadowbanned |
| Past participle | shadowbanned |
regular · Lesson
Synonyms
3 synonymsWord family
1 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle