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When you first hear a term used, I think it's natural for people just try to figure out what it means in context without looking up the official definition (I'v
by dack 4y ago
When you first hear a term used, I think it's natural for people just try to figure out what it means in context without looking up the official definition (I've caught myself doing this subconsciously before).
Imo a logical interpretation of "shadow ban" would be when you are banned but they didn't tell you they banned you, and regular "ban" is when they tell you you were banned. It makes enough sense that people don't think they need to look it up to confirm.
edit: funny enough, I did double-check the wikipedia page to make sure my understanding was correct, but upon reading further it does acknowledge the expanding of the definition: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shadow_banning https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shadow_banning
- edgyquant 4y agoThis… this is not a logical interpretation of shadow ban, at best it’s a random guess. Interpretation implies some understanding of the data
- garfij 4y agoWhat makes "invisible to everyone but you" a more "logical" interpretation of "shadow ban" than "banned but didn't tell you"? Are shadows invisible to everyone but you?
- gardenhedge 4y agoWhen a user is (normal) banned, they are normally told and their access/ability is restricted. When a user is shadow banned they are normally not told they are banned and are still able to access and perform functions. I think this secrecy is where the word "shadow" comes in. The user is in the dark about the ban...
- edgyquant 4y agoI didn’t say they were (though I think so.) I said it wasn’t the more obvious “logical” interpretation.
- rspoerri 4y agoShadow banning is when they are doing extra steps to prevent you from realizing that you are banned. Usually giving you the impression of a working service, while everybody else will not be able to see your contributions. Banning is just stopping the service for you, wether they tell you actively or not depends ob the service. No search service is actively informing you about the usage of your data, neigther are they telling you they stopped servicing you.