Growth & Algorithm
Shadowban
A suspected, unannounced reduction in a creator's reach by a platform.
A shadowban is a widely used term for an unannounced drop in distribution, where content quietly stops reaching new audiences. Platforms rarely confirm it, and apparent shadowbans often trace back to flagged content, banned hashtags, or sudden behavior changes.
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