Myth: "I got shadowbanned by a mod"

Myth: "I got shadowbanned by a mod"
This week on Reddit marketing, a vocabulary mix-up that costs people days:

— [Rule-change] Mods cannot shadowban you — only Reddit admins (or AutoMod removing your posts silently) can. What people call a "mod shadowban" is usually an AutoMod filter or a sub-level ban, per explanations on r/ShadowBan.
— [Tool] Check the real thing at reddit.com/user/yourname in a logged-out browser; if your profile and posts are visible, you are not site-shadowbanned.
— [Tactic] If posts vanish only in one sub, it's that sub's AutoMod or spam filter — message the mods to approve, don't file an admin appeal.

Editor's pick: diagnose before you appeal — confirming it's AutoMod (not an admin action) turns a week of waiting into a two-line modmail.