Shadowban detection notes
How to interpret Shadowban results, reply sampling and detection rules.
Result flags
true: suspected restriction; false: no evidence in the checks performed; null: inconclusive or skipped.
Detection rules
Reply checks are enabled by default and sample up to two original replies to other accounts from the last seven days. A reply must actually be found behind an explicit folded-replies cursor, such as Show probable spam, before suspecting Reply Deboosting. Ghost Ban requires an accessible parent, completed conversation traversal, and direct verification that the reply still exists. Incomplete pagination, inaccessible parents, absent samples and malformed placement are inconclusive. Account search checks People results rather than search suggestions. These are observations from one query account, not confirmation of X internal enforcement or account-wide visibility.