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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.

9 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

verb/ˈʃædoʊbæn/General-American/ˈʃædəʊbæn/Received-Pronunciation
  1. 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.

    Internet · transitive
  2. To filter out results without the publisher's knowledge.

    Internet · transitive
Where this word comes from

From shadow + ban.

noun/ˈʃædoʊbæn/General-American/ˈʃædəʊbæn/Received-Pronunciation
  1. An instance of shadowbanning.

    Internet
Where this word comes from

From shadow + ban.

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