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| − | '''Shadow | + | '''Shadow banning''' ('''stealth banning''' or '''ghost banning''') is a form of [[censorship]] that is more subtle than an outright ban on material. Instead, material is visible to the user that posted it, but is invisible or less visible to other users.<ref>''[https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/a3q744/where-did-shadow-banning-come-from-trump-republicans-shadowbanned "Where Did the Concept of 'Shadow Banning' Come From?"]''</ref> |
| − | ==Examples== | + | == Selected Examples == |
| + | {{CCM}} actively shadow bans content and users. | ||
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| + | ===Facebook=== | ||
| + | {{FA|Facebook/Censorship}} | ||
| + | On 25 April 2018, [[Craig Murray]] headlined “Blocked By Facebook and the Vulnerability of New Media”, and reported: | ||
| + | :This site’s visitor numbers are currently around one third normal levels, stuck at around 20,000 unique visitors per day. The cause is not hard to find. Normally over half of our visitors arrive via Facebook. These last few days, virtually nothing has come from Facebook.<ref>''[https://friendsforsyria.com/2019/05/09/top-uk-journalist-craig-murray-blocked-by-facebook-after-criticising-israel/ "Top UK Journalist Craig Murray Blocked by Facebook After Criticising Israel"]''</ref> | ||
===Twitter=== | ===Twitter=== | ||
{{FA|Twitter/Censorship}} | {{FA|Twitter/Censorship}} | ||
| − | In 2016 [[Craig Murray]] was ghost banned by Twitter, resulting in a 90% decrease in traffic to his site from that site.<ref>https://www.craigmurray.org.uk/archives/2016/12/twitter-facebook-censorship-mainstream-media-denial/</ref> | + | In 2016 [[Craig Murray]] was ghost banned by Twitter, resulting in a 90% decrease in traffic to his site from that site.<ref>''[https://www.craigmurray.org.uk/archives/2016/12/twitter-facebook-censorship-mainstream-media-denial/ "Twitter and Facebook Censorship and Mainstream Media Denial"]''</ref> |
===YouTube=== | ===YouTube=== | ||
{{FA|YouTube/Censorship}} | {{FA|YouTube/Censorship}} | ||
| − | In 2019 [[YouTube]] announced that it would begin to reduce recommending "borderline content and content that could misinform users in harmful ways — such as videos promoting a phony miracle cure for a serious illness, claiming the earth is flat, or making blatantly false claims about historic events like [[9/11]]."<ref>https://archive.li/0yuZU</ref> | + | In 2019 [[YouTube]] announced that it would begin to reduce recommending "borderline content and content that could misinform users in harmful ways — such as videos promoting a phony miracle cure for a serious illness, claiming the earth is flat, or making blatantly false claims about historic events like [[9/11]]."<ref>''[https://archive.li/0yuZU "YouTube to curb recommending conspiracy videos"]''</ref> |
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| + | ===Instagram=== | ||
| + | [[Instagram]] appears to have shadow banned posts tagged #SexualHealth, but not #KillBlackPeople.<ref>''[https://www.huffpost.com/entry/instagram-shadow-banning-is-real_n_5e555175c5b63b9c9ce434b0 "Instagram’s CEO Says Shadow Banning ‘Is Not A Thing.’ That’s Not True."]''</ref> | ||
{{SMWDocs}} | {{SMWDocs}} | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
{{reflist}} | {{reflist}} | ||
Latest revision as of 11:59, 3 May 2022
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Shadow banning (stealth banning or ghost banning) is a form of censorship that is more subtle than an outright ban on material. Instead, material is visible to the user that posted it, but is invisible or less visible to other users.[1]
Contents
Selected Examples
Commercially-controlled media actively shadow bans content and users.
- Full article: Facebook/Censorship
- Full article: Facebook/Censorship
On 25 April 2018, Craig Murray headlined “Blocked By Facebook and the Vulnerability of New Media”, and reported:
- This site’s visitor numbers are currently around one third normal levels, stuck at around 20,000 unique visitors per day. The cause is not hard to find. Normally over half of our visitors arrive via Facebook. These last few days, virtually nothing has come from Facebook.[2]
- Full article: Twitter/Censorship
- Full article: Twitter/Censorship
In 2016 Craig Murray was ghost banned by Twitter, resulting in a 90% decrease in traffic to his site from that site.[3]
YouTube
- Full article: YouTube/Censorship
- Full article: YouTube/Censorship
In 2019 YouTube announced that it would begin to reduce recommending "borderline content and content that could misinform users in harmful ways — such as videos promoting a phony miracle cure for a serious illness, claiming the earth is flat, or making blatantly false claims about historic events like 9/11."[4]
Instagram appears to have shadow banned posts tagged #SexualHealth, but not #KillBlackPeople.[5]
Shadow banning victims on Wikispooks
| Title | Description |
|---|---|
| Tony Gosling | |
| PewDiePie | One of the most famous YouTubers. He has been a target of the Anti-Defamation League. |
| Joe Rogan | Host of the world's most popular podcast. He frequently dissents from the Official narrative. |
| Brittany Venti | An American internet celebrity, who has been deeply affected by censorship on social media. |
Related Document
| Title | Type | Publication date | Author(s) | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Document:People Need to Reclaim the Internet | blog post | 19 October 2020 | Craig Murray | The development of social media gatekeeping of internet traffic is one of the key socio-political issues of our time. We need the original founders of the Internet to get together with figures like Richard Stallman and – vitally – Julian Assange – to find a way we break free from this. |
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References
- ↑ "Where Did the Concept of 'Shadow Banning' Come From?"
- ↑ "Top UK Journalist Craig Murray Blocked by Facebook After Criticising Israel"
- ↑ "Twitter and Facebook Censorship and Mainstream Media Denial"
- ↑ "YouTube to curb recommending conspiracy videos"
- ↑ "Instagram’s CEO Says Shadow Banning ‘Is Not A Thing.’ That’s Not True."
