{"id":1457,"date":"2020-07-28T14:08:37","date_gmt":"2020-07-28T07:08:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/christweten.com\/?p=1457"},"modified":"2020-11-11T13:49:05","modified_gmt":"2020-11-11T06:49:05","slug":"instagram-shadowban-fix-explained","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/christweten.com\/instagram-shadowban-fix-explained\/","title":{"rendered":"The Instagram Shadowban Explained, How to Fix It and Banned Hashtags"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
What Instagram shadowbanning means is that your content is blocked from being seen by anyone that isn\u2019t following you on Instagram. Shadow<\/em>ban implies that you will not<\/em> be notified of this whatsoever. This means you can expect a massive dip in views, engagement and follower growth. No one will see your posts in Discovery or from hashtags.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Disclaimer: This article contains affiliate links, meaning I may earn money if you sign up for any Instagram software I mention. <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n When shadowbanned on Instagram, only your followers and people going directly to your profile will see your posts.Most people lose followers while shadowbanned. If you\u2019re gaining followers by directing them from websites or other social media, your follower growth rate would merely slow down rather than halt. It is also possible that your follower growth rate dips lower than your churn rate and you marginally lose followers during a shadowban period. If you can make it out of a shadowban without losing followers (or losing a significant amount), I would call that a win. It is<\/em> possible to come out positive and I\u2019ll go over how to gain followers on Instagram while shadowbanned if you read to the end.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Another notable observation I\u2019ve found is that your posts may appear lower in the feed of your followers than normal, assumingly as a penalty of sorts. Mechanically, I think this is done by placing lower weight value on your account in the content distribution algorithm or there\u2019s a completely separate account status variable.This is potentially valuable intel for those with massive amounts of Instagram data, as it could potentially reveal patterns in how to optimize reach to existing followers during a shadowban.<\/p>\n\n\n\nWhat happens when you\u2019re shadowbanned on Instagram?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n