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      Recent posts on X reveal a surge in user frustration over shadowbanning, where accounts experience sudden drops in visibility despite adhering to platform rules, often affecting even those with Premium subscriptions and blue checkmarks. For instance, on October 2, 2025, user @mzgta_346

      highlighted how shadowbans occur without notification, leading to reduced engagements and likes, even for verified accounts.

      Similarly, @AyakaMods reported ongoing shadowbans in September 2025, attributing them to mass reports and vowing to persist against censorship, with their post garnering over 300 likes in solidarity.

      Independent creators like @tpvsean described a pattern of “7-day on and 7-day off” filters targeting non-mainstream news posters, sparking discussions among hundreds of replies from affected users.

      Political commentators, such as @Awesome_Jew_ framed these restrictions as attempts to silence dissenting voices, urging likes to protest the “radical left-wing team” allegedly behind X’s moderation.

      These complaints echo broader 2025 trends, with guides noting shadowbans stem from algorithmic detections of spam or abuse, lasting days to weeks unless addressed by deleting offending content.

      The removal of checkmarks and badges has amplified these grievances, with users decrying the loss of Premium perks as a betrayal of X’s free-speech ethos, prompting some to cancel subscriptions altogether. Artist @Buchana1A vented on September 27, 2025, about abandoning their blue checkmark due to persistent shadowbans and unfulfilled creator goals, feeling “teased” by the platform’s old guard.

      @TVORyan echoed this on September 28, stating the checkmark holds “no point” amid low interactions, tagging Elon Musk for improvements.

      Others, like @PooTruePatriot labeled the algorithm “trash” and the badge worthless, while @eth_whyte questioned the value of subscribing if deboosting or badge seizures occur arbitrarily.

      Ironically, some affected users, including @mschemtrails and @BradPorcellato reframe shadowbans as “badges of honor” for challenging the status quo, turning suppression into a rallying cry.

      As X’s moderation evolves in 2025, these posts underscore calls for transparency, with tools like shadowban testers gaining traction to detect and mitigate restrictions before they escalate.

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