Alice@hilariouschaos.comM to Ask Hilarious Chaos@hilariouschaos.comEnglish · edit-26 months agoWe all understand what being 'banned' means. Some of us have been there. But, what about shadow banning? Why not alert users are banned?message-squaremessage-square10fedilinkarrow-up14arrow-down11file-text
arrow-up13arrow-down1message-squareWe all understand what being 'banned' means. Some of us have been there. But, what about shadow banning? Why not alert users are banned?Alice@hilariouschaos.comM to Ask Hilarious Chaos@hilariouschaos.comEnglish · edit-26 months agomessage-square10fedilinkfile-text
I mean I get it. No one needs to tell you shit. But why is this used instead of perma banning? I’m curious. Thoughts?
minus-squareextant@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·6 months agoAccounts are free and easy to make so if someone’s banned they’ll just make a new one and circumvent the ban. If you are shadow banned them you won’t circumvent it.
Accounts are free and easy to make so if someone’s banned they’ll just make a new one and circumvent the ban. If you are shadow banned them you won’t circumvent it.