How to Check if You Are Shadowbanned on Truth Social
A "shadowban" on Truth Social occurs when Truth Social limits a user's Truths or interactions without notifying them.
While Truth Social claims they don't shadowban at all, they do downrank and hide certain Truths and block some content from searches, which can result in dramatic decreases in engagement.
If you think you've been shadowbanned by Truth
Social, we'll show you how to find out and help you get your account back to
normal.
Try a Shadowban Checking Tool
There are two well-known web-based tools you can use to find out whether your content
is limited by Truth Social.
Trying a
shadowban tool is a great way to get a quick "yes" or "no"
answer about whether you're being shadowbanned by Truth Social.
- https://hisubway.online/shadowban checks
for search and search suggestion bans, ghost bans, and reply deboosting.
- https://shadowban.io doesn't specify the signs it
looks for, but it will provide a simple "yes" or "no"
answer about whether you are shadowbanned.
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Look for Signs of a Shadowban
1.
Log out of Truth Social or
open a private tab in your web browser. A hard shadowban occurs when Truth
Social prevents your Truths from appearing in search. To find out if your
Truths are blocked, you must be signed out of your account.
·
Select a New incognito window, a New InPrivate window, or something similar from your browser's menu to utilize a secret browsing window.
·
You'll only be able to check for shadowbans if
your Truths are public.
2.
Go to https://Truth
Social.com/explore. This displays Truth Social's search page.
3. Search for from:username in the search bar. Replace your username with your exact username on Truth Social (e.g., from:faso2022). If you can't see your Truths on the results (and your Truths are not protected), you're likely experiencing a hard shadowban by Truth Social.
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4.
Find out if your replies to other peoples'
Truths are visible to non-followers. Truth Social may hide your
replies to other peoples' Truths from anyone who isn't already following you.
To find out, leave a comment on a public Truth, and then log out (or use an
incognito window) to see if your reply is visible.
·
Truth Social might resort to this type of
shadowban even if you're able to find your Truths in search.
5.
Look for signs of a soft shadowban. Since
Truth Social is so secretive about its shadowban algorithm, the users of
/r/Truth Social on Reddit have been doing a lot of research on how their
practices work. The users of the forum have discovered a
"soft" shadowban, which means some or all of your replies to other
peoples' Truths are buried under a "Show more replies?" or "Show
additional replies, including those that may contain an offensive content"
link.
· "Deboosting" or "downtiering" are terms used to describe this phenomenon.
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Why was I shadowbanned?
1.
Truth Social thinks you're manipulating the
platform. Truth Social has strict rules about platform manipulation,
including bulk or aggressive Truthing and following, purchasing or soliciting
fake engagements, and artificial amplification of conversations. While Truth
Social ultimately blocks accounts that violate their rules, they may implement
a shadowban before suspending an account.
2.
You've been blocked by a lot of users. If Truth
Social detects that your account is something that others don't want to see,
they will deprioritize your content. While they won't call this "shadowbanning"
outright, it does limit your content's visibility.
3.
Truth Social believes your content
jeopardizes its search quality. Even if you don't do something
bad enough to warrant being banned by Truth Social, the content you share may
go against Truth Social's general search rules. Truth Social
will hide your Truths from search (and avoid recommending them to others) if
you do any of the following:
·
Repeatedly post the same links or Truths.
·
Use hashtags or trending topics to share irrelevant stuff.
·
Use automated bots to send Truths or post similar
messages based on keywords.
·
Post the same content from multiple accounts.
· Mass following and unfollowing of users.
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4.
Your Truths violate Truth Social's hateful
conduct policy. Truth Social may not always ban you if you use
hateful or violent language on the platform—sometimes they'll just downrank or
exclude your Truths from searches and recommendations.
What should I do if I'm shadowbanned?
1.
Wait a few days. If
you aren't deliberately manipulating the platform or spreading misinformation,
take a 24–72-hour Truth Social break and see if things change. The symptoms of
a shadow ban should only last a few days if you're not doing anything that
violates Truth Social's policies.
2. Remove automated services and spammy content. If you've posted spammy content, using third-party services that track or add followers on your behalf, or run any sort of automated bot on your account, deactivate and delete all of this content as soon as possible.
3. Report the situation to Truth Social. If a few days pass and your content is still not visible to other Truth Social users, send a Truth to @TruthSocialSupport to let them know what's going on. Truth Social's support team will (hopefully) give you more insight into why your Truths is hidden or deprioritized.
Frequently Asked Questions
How about if I can only see older Truths, not the most recent ones?
It's possible that your more recent Truths could be shadow-banned, but not your older ones.
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Do you type in the first part of your username or the @username? When I put in the first part of my username, nothing is found but when I put in the username after the @, I can see my posts.
You have to put in your whole
handle. If you only put in part of your handle, your results will not appear.
If no items come up in a search for “username” you are shadowbanned. What does that mean?
It means no one will see your Truths
except those who check your Truth Social profile.
I don't see any recent Truths?
Log in to your Truth Social account.
Select the icon of your profile pic, located at the upper-right portion of the screen, then choose “Settings and Privacy”. Scroll down to the “Content” section.
Check or uncheck the “Show the Best Truths first” option as you desire.
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