2023-08-22 08:00:48
Do you think you are shadowbanned on Instagram? If recently Instagram has limited the visibility of your contentperhaps for having violated some terms of use of the platform, you may have stumbled upon the shadowban.
The shadowban is a phenomenon that also involves other social platforms in addition to the one mentioned. Among users, different theories emerge regarding this topic. Some try to provide plausible explanations, others border on conspiracy theories.
L’Head of Instagram, Adam Mosserihas always used the term “shadowban” in quotes and at the end of 2022 had announced important news, i.e. new “transparency tools“. On that occasion he had explored the topic of the shadowban on Instagram for the first time.
In empirical terms there is no official definition of shadowban. To date though, Instagram has admitted that some content may not be recommended to people if it goes once morest it the platform guidelines.
If you are a victim of the shadowban on Instagram you will surely have noticed:
- A sudden drop in reach and/or engagement.
- Followers start telling you that your posts and stories aren’t appearing in their feed, even though you can see them.
- You are not notified in any way that your account has been restricted.
If you are aware that you have failure to comply with guidelines of Instagram (or not), you can (in any case) try to do something regarding it.
How to tell if you are shadowbanned on Instagram
Instagram recently introduced a feature called Account statuswhere you can see content that violated the guidelines (which might lead to a shadowban).
How to do? Go to your profile settings menu and scroll to Help, then select Account Status. Your account status will show you if any of your content has been removed and why.
Furthermore, the section “what can not be recommendedwill take you to the recommendation guidelines for Instagram.
You can also check if you have been shadowbanned on Instagram by simply publishing a post in your feed and writing hashtags (avoid choosing the most popular ones). Then, check if your post appears when you go to that hashtag and look at “recent” posts. If not, you may have been banned.
Another way to check Instagram shadowban is to go to Instagram Insight and if you notice a drop in reach, you may have been banned too.
How to avoid shadowban
The answer is very simple: avoid anything that goes once morest Instagram guidelines.
Here are some examples:
- Violent content
- Sexually explicit content
- Content shared by unrecommended accounts
- Low-quality content related to finance (e.g. illegal investments) or health (e.g. miracle cures)
- Content or clickbait posts that people tend to flag a lot
- Unoriginal content
- False and misleading content
Furthermore you can not:
- Buy followers and likes
- Follow a large number of people in a short period of time
- Use hashtags with inappropriate content
- Use bots to message people or randomly comment on their content in bulk
Remember that the best way to non getting banned is posting valuable, useful and entertaining content that people want to see in their feeds. Also, try adding a notice for your post to be published (e.g. share the post to your stories) so people don’t miss out on your content.
You must know that there are some too hashtag vietati da Instagram. Typically, this is content that has been flagged by Instagram users for already violating community guidelines. In this way whoever uses these hashtags will be hidden.
If you want to avoid that, just check the hashtag page. If it is banned you will see a warning at the top that recent posts have been hidden.
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How to fix the shadowban on Instagram?
Here are some useful tips to solve the shadowban problem on Instagram.
- Delete the post you were banned for (take a closer look at your post’s detailed information and content, including hashtags, if you’re not sure).
- Remove banned hashtags from your content – make sure you don’t keep any. You can also delete all hashtags from recent posts, which is definitely the quickest way.
- Remove all bots that keep commenting on people’s posts or sending unsolicited messages.
When you suspect that you have actually been shadowbanned, identify the problematic content and remove itincluding any hashtags that may have gotten you into trouble.
Also, remove any third-party apps that may be following people or liking their content on your behalf. Only use apps that are officially approved by Instagram and owned by Meta.
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