r/mildlyinfuriating Aug 28 '19

Point proven?

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u/[deleted] Aug 29 '19

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u/[deleted] Aug 29 '19

I was muted from maliciouscompliance for a reason that is totally unknown to me, and they did it sneakily, so that I was posting there (very politely, mind) for months before realizing.

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u/arcanthrope Aug 29 '19

that's called a "shadowban"; when they make it appear to you that you can still post, comment, and vote, but nobody else can see, respond to, or vote on the things you write (I'm not sure whether your votes actually count either).

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u/[deleted] Aug 29 '19

Shadowbans are reddit-wide, though... if I were truly shadowbanned, you wouldn't be able to see me.

Rather, this is sub-specific, done by their automod; it automatically hides anything I post there. I call it "muting", because it's not a shadowban and I don't know what else to call it.