aral, (edited )
@aral@mastodon.ar.al avatar

Update: I’m apparently not.

See: https://mastodon.ar.al/@aral/111999407825147928

(Not deleting this so we don’t lose the conversation in the comments. Just don’t want new folks getting tripped up by it.)


Sounds like I’m shadow-banned on mastodon.social too.

So there’s that.

https://mastodon.social/@CassandraZeroCovid/111999270668664277

LukefromDC,
@LukefromDC@kolektiva.social avatar

@aral If any one Mastodon instance starts shadowbanning, the counter is to migrate to another instance. Same remedy as if you find yourself on an instance cravenly complying with US state age verification laws.

aral,
@aral@mastodon.ar.al avatar

So apparently I’m not shadow-banned on mastodon.social … thanks to @babe and @stephanie for checking.

Still, this show limiting/shadow banning thing is a problem. Block people if you want to but don’t gaslight them.

aral,
@aral@mastodon.ar.al avatar

I really need to write something about why having mega instances on the fediverse is a problem that’s longer than a toot.

Probably a good time for a post on the subject given I now have about the same number of people following me here as I did when I closed my Twitter account.

(It took close to eight years to get there.)

chris,
@chris@mstdn.chrisalemany.ca avatar

@aral @babe @stephanie how does one determine whether they are shadow banned or... ?

stephanie,
@stephanie@ottawa.place avatar

@chris You go on the instance, for example mastodon.social.

LA appears as this
@aral @babe

santiago,
@santiago@masto.lema.org avatar

@aral Does the main code base even allow such a thing as shadow banning ?

stephanie,
@stephanie@ottawa.place avatar

@aral I just double checked. You can go on mastodon.social, and check both accounts (LA's and yours). She's limited, you're not

aral,
@aral@mastodon.ar.al avatar

@stephanie Thanks, good to know.

Trevorgoodchild,
@Trevorgoodchild@mastodon.social avatar

@aral nope I can see your posts from multiple Alt accounts on multiple instances.

I see no evidence of shadow banning what so ever.

aral,
@aral@mastodon.ar.al avatar

@Trevorgoodchild Well that’s good to know.

Would be nice if there was a way to check. And a policy of letting people know if there are.

mhp,
@mhp@mastodon.social avatar

@aral FWIW, I can see your toots and profile normally, although I've been following you for a while. Would it be obvious to me if you were shadow banned?

Thinking about it, there was a profile I couldn't see a few hours ago, but that looked like a temporary glitch as it had resolved when I looked again half an hour later.

aral,
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@mhp If I was shadow banned you wouldn’t notice. But anyone not following me would not see my profile or posts.

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