shadowban UK /ˈʃædəʊbæn/US /ˈʃædoʊbæn/verb 2noun 1forms 3 verb2 •(Internet) 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.Over the weekend, Sweeney tweeted that his account had been shadowbanned, meaning that its visibility had been deliberately reduced. — 2022 •(Internet) To filter out results without the publisher's knowledge. noun1 •(Internet) An instance of shadowbanning.Is there any basis for the idea that conservatives are being targeted for shadow bans? No – at least not based on what Vice purported to show. — 2018 formsshadowbanned · shadowbanning · shadowbans
