In addition to keeping track of #FilmTwitter accounts that have been recently banned, we've also been trying to track shadowbans.
What this GIF shows is that even if you search directly for @PINNLAND_EMPIRE, the account will not be brought up by the search.
What this GIF shows is that even if you search directly for @PINNLAND_EMPIRE, the account will not be brought up by the search.
https://twitter.com/PINNLAND_EMPIRE/status/1369326482779209732
We're interested in hearing technical explanations for why this "search ban" occurs (maybe an account setting?) and what causes accounts to disappear (aside from a tweet here & there) from a feed.
Shadowbans have long been a fact of Twitter but are obviously hard to track.
Shadowbans have long been a fact of Twitter but are obviously hard to track.
We're interested in any shadowbans you might have noticed - accounts that no longer regularly appear in your feed, etc.
Sites that claim to track shadowbans seem to be unreliable - if anyone has experience with the construction/coding of these sites, we'd love to hear from you.
Sites that claim to track shadowbans seem to be unreliable - if anyone has experience with the construction/coding of these sites, we'd love to hear from you.
We are open to the idea that these aren't "bans" of any kind, but an artifact of how Twitter organizes itself & promotes accounts/tweets within its internal architecture.
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