Reddit is the only platform that actually tells you that you are shadowbanned, s...

eli · 2026-06-21T18:03:15 1782064995

Isn’t that definitionally impossible? If they tell you about it then it’s not a shadow ban.

qingcharles · 2026-06-21T18:30:44 1782066644

I guess it depends on the definition of shadow ban.

In Reddit's case it means you can continue to post and comment, it's just that your posts and comments are no longer seen by others.

inigyou · 2026-06-21T21:07:56 1782076076

Reddit doesn't tell you about that.

inigyou · 2026-06-21T14:31:40 1782052300

Reddit doesn't tell you you're shadowbanned. You are thinking of regular banned.

qingcharles · 2026-06-21T17:50:58 1782064258

No, they have fully banned and shadowbanned. If you are shadowbanned you can login and check the appeals page but your posts and comments will no longer be visible. If you are fully banned you cannot log in.

mafuy · 2026-06-21T19:15:47 1782069347

That is called "muted". It is not a shadowban, by definition.

inigyou · 2026-06-21T21:08:24 1782076104

It doesn't say that your posts and comments are invisible - they just are.

ipaddr · 2026-06-21T19:12:05 1782069125

No they don't and if they do tell you that means you have been banned.

handoflixue · 2026-06-21T15:21:49 1782055309

"It only took two years for my friend to appeal a Ban"

If you're willing to wait a couple years, I dare say a few services might have changed their minds by then, so it's too early to judge.

qingcharles · 2026-06-21T17:51:25 1782064285

Most of them don't even have a reasonable appeals process at all :(