Interesting look at how platforms have historically argued they need shadowbans to rein-in bot-produced spam. However, shadowbans don't fool bots, they only fo

Interesting look at how platforms have historically argued they need shadowbans to rein-in bot-produced spam. However, shadowbans don't fool bots, they only fool humans. So in the end, shadow bans benefit bots and trolls who know to look for them, while demoting content from good-faith actors who don't conceive of shadowbans.