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Misuse of shadow banning (stealth blocking of users) by social media platforms could go undetected, according to simulations, highlighting "the power and danger of shadow banning for opinion manipulation"

03.27.24 | PLOS

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Misuse of shadow banning (stealth blocking of users) by social media platforms could go undetected, according to simulations, highlighting "the power and danger of shadow banning for opinion manipulation"

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Article URL: https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0299977

Article Title: Shaping opinions in social networks with shadow banning

Author Countries: USA

Funding: The author(s) received no specific funding for this work.

PLOS ONE

10.1371/journal.pone.0299977

Shaping opinions in social networks with shadow banning

27-Mar-2024

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

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Hanna Abdallah
PLOS
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APA:
PLOS. (2024, March 27). Misuse of shadow banning (stealth blocking of users) by social media platforms could go undetected, according to simulations, highlighting "the power and danger of shadow banning for opinion manipulation". Brightsurf News. https://www.brightsurf.com/news/LDEPEEG8/misuse-of-shadow-banning-stealth-blocking-of-users-by-social-media-platforms-could-go-undetected-according-to-simulations-highlighting-the-power-and-danger-of-shadow-banning-for-opinion-manipulation.html
MLA:
"Misuse of shadow banning (stealth blocking of users) by social media platforms could go undetected, according to simulations, highlighting "the power and danger of shadow banning for opinion manipulation"." Brightsurf News, Mar. 27 2024, https://www.brightsurf.com/news/LDEPEEG8/misuse-of-shadow-banning-stealth-blocking-of-users-by-social-media-platforms-could-go-undetected-according-to-simulations-highlighting-the-power-and-danger-of-shadow-banning-for-opinion-manipulation.html.