- Elon Musk wants Twitter users to know if they've been "shadowbanned."
- He said Twitter is developing a feature that will show if their account is being limited and why.
Elon Musk says Twitter is developing a feature that will show users if they've been "shadowbanned."
Shadowbanning generally makes a user's profile and posts more difficult to find, but the user is unaware this has happened.
Musk said the software will also show users the reason for the ban and instruct them how to appeal against the decision.
Transform talent with learning that worksCapability development is critical for businesses who want to push the envelope of innovation.Discover how business leaders are strategizing around building talent capabilities and empowering employee transformation.Know More The Twitter CEO said in a tweet: "Twitter is working on a software update that will show your true account status, so you know clearly if you've been shadowbanned, the reason why and how to appeal."
Twitter did not immediately respond to a request for comment from Insider.
The announcement followed the release of "episode 2" of the "Twitter Files" by conservative commentator Bari Weiss.
The internal Twitter documents shared by Weiss claimed to reveal a "secret" process that Twitter used to limit the reach of some accounts. One of the accounts mentioned in Weiss's Twitter thread was the anti-LGBTQ Twitter account, Libs of TikTok.
The files were met with a lukewarm response, with some commentators claiming Twitter's practice of limiting the visibility of some posts had never been secret.
The Washington Post journalist Will Oremus said that Twitter first announced "the set of moderation practices that critics would later dub 'shadowbanning' in May 2018."
Twitter has disputed the use of the shadowbanning term for its content moderation.
Thursday's Twitter thread followed a similar release of internal Twitter documents last week by journalist Matt Taibbi.
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