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Shadowban

Explained for parents by The Digital Childhood.

What it means

When a social media platform limits your content's reach without telling you. You can still post but almost nobody sees it. Teens worry about this constantly. Apps really do cut back who sees some posts, and Instagram now shows it under Account Status, and it also gets blamed for plenty of posts that just didn’t do well.

How to bring it up with your kid

Nothing to worry about. It's just a thing kids complain about when their posts stop getting seen.

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