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Serious question, when did 'shadowban' stop meaning what it actually means?
I got a 30 day mute in a big gaming group for correcting a wildly wrong patch note rumor, and now people call any drop in engagement a shadowban. A real shadowban is when your posts are hidden from everyone but you, not just lower views. Anyone else see terms get watered down until they're useless?
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taylor.jesse9d ago
It's like calling every headache a migraine now.
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henry5979d ago
Look at the actual patch note situation you mentioned. Getting a 30 day mute in a group is basically a shadowban in that space, your voice is gone. The word had to grow because platforms got sneaky. When your posts get shown to only 10% of followers, that's a functional shadowban even if it's not the old technical one. The meaning changed because the tricks platforms use changed.
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