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

submitted 1 year ago by lemmyingly@lemm.ee to c/fediverse@lemmy.world

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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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[-] SnotFlickerman@lemmy.blahaj.zone 31 points 1 year ago

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.

[-] kersploosh@sh.itjust.works 12 points 1 year ago

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.

[-] SnotFlickerman@lemmy.blahaj.zone 15 points 1 year ago

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

[-] lemmyingly@lemm.ee 4 points 1 year ago

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.

[-] SnotFlickerman@lemmy.blahaj.zone 13 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

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.

[-] lemmyingly@lemm.ee 7 points 1 year 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.