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Is shadow banning submissions/comments/users a thing on Lemmy? (lemm.ee)

submitted 10 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Is there such a thing as shadow banning submissions, comments, or users on Lemmy?

I'm having trouble seeing a couple of comments that I know were there at some points, one of them is my own and I haven't deleted it. So it got me wondering, is shadow banning a thing here.

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[–] [email protected] 31 points 10 months ago (2 children)

Moderation actions are logged in the modlog, but they aren't sent as notifications to users.

If you find some of your comments disappearing, check your username in the modlogs.

I think this is supposed to reduce the amount of grief that admins/moderators deal with when performing mod actions.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 10 months ago (1 children)

And the mods usually leave a comment so you know why your post/comment was removed or your account banned. It's a nice system.

[–] [email protected] 15 points 10 months ago

Usually, but not always. Depends on the mod and their mood, of course.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Where can modlogs be found?

Personally I dislike shadow banning/hiding/deleting, but I'm never intentionally an ass hole - even though I'm sure there are occasional moments where it comes across that way. I wonder how many people are motivated enough to create new accounts to circumvent bans/content deletion.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (3 children)

There is a link in the bottom of the sidebar for each community.

I agree, it can be frustrating, however I have also seen moderation mail before, and holy shit some people just get so fucking angry about mod actions and just want to harass the mod endlessly. It kind of makes sense to reduce users ability to do that in response.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 10 months ago

Thanks.

Turns out in this specific occasion that it wasn't removed/hidden; so it must be a bug with Sync for Lemmy.

Some mod actions can be shockingly moronic, so I can also understand why some people get annoyed. I suppose some people must get next level angry to harass mods though.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 10 months ago

There's also a link in your profile so you can see all the moderation actions taken against you anywhere.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago

Managing mod mail on reddit sucked so bad