By making a user's contributions invisible or less prominent to other members of the service, a hope may be that in the absence of reactions to their comments, the problematic or otherwise out of favour user will become bored or frustrated and leave the site. "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shadow_banning
This expressly happened to " Diamond and Silk" Their followers were reduced by 75% in one day.
A recent shocking story noted that an Uber driver ejected three Black men going to a Republican conference because one of them was wearing a MAGA hat.
Both Twitter and Facebook are public accommodations. The collapse of Facebook stock and the decline of users resulting in a market Cap loss of 1 billion dollars yesterday was predicated on their announcement of a 50% increase in overhead cost to police what is being said on Facebook. I understand the hearing are being scheduled in Congress for September leading to legislative changed to stop this cold. The answer , in my opinion, is to make our political beliefs,Left , Right or indifferent, a civil right.
Sic Sessions on them!
He acts like he never heard of these practices before. Is that possible? He would almost have to be in an isolation ward not to know about it.