Very real. I have screen captures and have confirmed with Twitter employees. "Accidentally" marked as spam. @Zach_Gafford
Is shadowbanning a real thing? I'm skeptical. https://twitter.com/Zach_Gafford/status/782988454879563776 …
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From what I've been able to tell following folks documenting it, yes it is. I've watched people become unreadable.
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case in point, I can't see the tweet Oliver is replying to unless i go to Scott's page
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Anyone except Scott Adams, click on this reply of mine and notice you can't see who I replied to anymore.
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Scott Adams is no longer shadowbanned, so you should now be able to see the post I replied to. But when I posted it, he was.
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#shadowban - https://www.facebook.com/sarwark4chair/posts/882039665262722 … @Zach_Gafford - 1 more reply
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@Zach_Gafford yes. You disappear from the timeline. Ask
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Can confirm, shadowbanned. I can't see the tweet you replied to.
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there ya go.
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And now that I'm part of the thread not looking at a direct reply, can.
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that's fucking bizarre.
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No, it's sneaky, done so people don't notice if it's thread of replies.
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pissed when it happened to me, i couldn't @ anyone unless @'ed first.
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GamerGate's been observing the trend since ~ 2nd quarter 2015. It happens all the time, but usually it's temporary.
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As far as I can tell from the evidence, it generally only happens with accounts which are "inflammatory"
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The censorship predates that controversy.
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