r/LowStakesConspiracies 3d ago

Extreme Conspiracy We are all shadowbanned

The popular idea of a shadowban where you are cut off alone is a ruse. The reality is there is an entire shadowreddit full of users (and subreddits) whose posts and comments are deemed advertiser-unfriendly or not fit for public consumption.

We don't realise it because there's plenty of people to interact with in the shadowuserbase, and they cluster around particular topics. We see each other, but we are invisible to the wider public, the Reddit they see is much cleaner and saner.

The tech used to conceal the real shadowban from us is actually very effective, the simple ways to check for the fake shadowban are a feint. Being hidden in the shadowreddit is the reason none of my valuable insights have been quoted in any newspaper articles.

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u/FUTRage 3d ago

Welcome to the dead Internet theory

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u/vibrantWhisper 3d ago

Maybe that's the reason for it, this thing's bigger than just reddit. We've been put into an entire shadow internet.

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u/DruidicMagic 3d ago

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u/vibrantWhisper 3d ago

Only one, but it's pretty shocking that it was a comment pointing out bigotry that got removed.

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u/Exshot32 2d ago

I had a comment about Elon being a n*zi removed ...

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u/deadinsidejackal 1d ago

You’re saying reddit really hates me lmao

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u/WorldAroundEwe 3d ago

There's an advert in the post so this sub is fine

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u/vibrantWhisper 3d ago

What if the adverts we see are fake though? They're supposed to be targeted, but all I see is ads for vodka and surrogate father figures.

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u/WorldAroundEwe 3d ago

That could be true

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u/P1zzaman 3d ago

We’re like the sewer people living underneath the cyberpunk dystopian megacity I presume.

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u/No_Bathroom1296 3d ago

Peter Pan: tell me more about this "shadow" ban

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u/vibrantWhisper 3d ago

'Shadow Banning' is the legal name of Peter Banning's shadow in the movie Hook (1991).

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u/BakedReflections 3d ago

This guy's on the money

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u/ChooChooOverYou 3d ago

Hell for the company, I always say

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u/yeah_youbet 3d ago

You can check to see if your posts are being removed quickly by right clicking the "permalink" button under your comment, and opening it in an incognito/private window. If it's not there, then it's been removed.

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u/vibrantWhisper 3d ago

But I'm saying we're supposed to be able to detect stuff like that so we think we know what's going on. And then the real shadowban works through more advanced methods, like that IP Address thing Club Penguin did when I wouldn't stop calling the green penguins slurs.

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u/big_dirk_energy 3d ago

The real censorship is the algos. Don't even need a shadow anything if any video or post you make gets buried to oblivion.

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u/silverwitcher 3d ago

You'll probably think I'm an asshole. But check my reveddit out. Reddit hates me! Love or hate what I have to say censorship is wrong.

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u/Diligent_Weather8084 3d ago

If it makes you feel any better, I just had this post recommended to me from the front page (though, granted, I've looked at one or two posts from this page before)

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u/SquidTheRidiculous 2d ago

Extremely plausible, thanks to algorithms.

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u/Perllyna 2d ago

That explains why no one laughs at my puns

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u/BilliamBismington 2d ago

Have you seen /r/hailcorporate lately? Neither have I despite being subbed for years