There are lots of videos on YouTube where people discuss being shadow banned. Basically their engagement plummets and they stop showing up for hashtags and (som

There are lots of videos on YouTube where people discuss being shadow banned. Basically their engagement plummets and they stop showing up for hashtags and (sometimes) the explore page. They may also be showing up less for their followers too. Maybe Instagram doesn't think of it as banning and thinks of it more as penalties. Your content isn't hidden, but it's not promoted as much.