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The Shadowbanner

@shadowbanner.bsky.social
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Identifying disinfo, scapegoating, and harmful rhetoric to keep Bluesky safer. DMs open for questions/suggestions. Support: ko-fi.com/shadowbanner

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The Shadowbanner @shadowbanner.bsky.social · 23/03/2026
🟢 Labeler Back Online - 7:26 p.m. GMT The issue affecting our labeling service has been resolved, and we’re back online. We apologize for the inconvenience. Thank you.
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The Shadowbanner @shadowbanner.bsky.social · 23/03/2026
🔴 Labeler Outage - 6:06 p.m. GMT We’re currently experiencing an issue with our labeling service. We’re troubleshooting and attempting to resolve the issue as quickly as possible. Thank you for your patience.
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The Shadowbanner @shadowbanner.bsky.social · 06/12/2025
🟢 The Shadow Banner labeler is back online. We pulled the latest Ozone updates and everything looks stable again. Thanks for your patience while we sorted it out.
The Shadowbanner @shadowbanner.bsky.social
! The Shadow Banner labeler is temporarily down after the recent updates to Ozone (the moderation platform). Reports aren't coming through. I'm working on a fix now. Thanks for your patience.
Dec 6, 2025 at 9:31 AM
Everybody can reply v
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The Shadowbanner @shadowbanner.bsky.social · 16/09/2025
Thanks for letting me know. They used "Gazawood" in a two (2) posts, and were accidentally labelled when I was trying to take action on the "gazawood.bsky.social" account. -- It was an error on my side. Mike has blocked me, so please let them know I have corrected the issue.
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The Shadowbanner @shadowbanner.bsky.social · 23/08/2025
A full write-up of all changes can be found below. Thanks to everyone for your support and feedback — it helps us keep Shadowbanner transparent, accurate, and useful.
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Shadowbanner Label Updates – August 23, 2025 | The Shadowbanner
We continually review and adjust the Shadowbanner label set to make sure it reflects how labels are actually used in practice. The goal is to reduce false positives and labeling errors, while keeping ...
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The Shadowbanner @shadowbanner.bsky.social · 23/08/2025
🔹 Anti-Asian Hatred → Anti-Asian Bias More accurate wording; covers bias, Sinophobic tropes, and stereotypes that don’t always take the form of outright slurs.
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The Shadowbanner @shadowbanner.bsky.social · 23/08/2025
🔹 Resist Troll → Liberal Troll Keeps focus on trollish antagonism from a liberal/centrist stance. “Spam” now lives under Political Spammer.
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The Shadowbanner @shadowbanner.bsky.social · 23/08/2025
🔹 Democratic Apologia → Liberal Apologia Broadened to cover liberal/centrist parties internationally (not just U.S. Democrats).
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The Shadowbanner @shadowbanner.bsky.social · 23/08/2025
📢 Label Set Update – August 2025 We’ve shipped updates to the Shadowbanner label set to reduce false positives and reflect how the labels are used in practice. As a result, a few labels were renamed. 🧵
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The Shadowbanner @shadowbanner.bsky.social · 23/08/2025
Ahh. Click on your chat/dm button at the bottom of the app, click the blue circle with the + symbol to start a new chat, and then search my handle. You’ll be able to reach that way. I’ll submit a request on GitHub to get that fixed.
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The Shadowbanner @shadowbanner.bsky.social · 23/08/2025
Odd. I just reset them so maybe that fixes it?
DM chat settings screen should messages are allowed from everyone, and notification sounds are enabled.
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The Shadowbanner @shadowbanner.bsky.social · 20/08/2025
But for comprehensive moderation of transphobia on Bluesky, we defer to @asukafield.xyz’s labeler, which is dedicated to that work. You can actually look up other available labelers here: www.bluesky-labelers.io
bluesky-labelers.io
Labels are a way to categorize content and users on BlueSky. They are part of the moderation tools but they can be do lots of interesting things like foster community.
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The Shadowbanner @shadowbanner.bsky.social · 20/08/2025
Hi! Sorry for the later reply. We primarily focus on harmful disinfo, abuse apologia, and scapegoating of marginalized groups. Transphobic content often overlaps with those patterns, so we will label it when it signals the broader harms we track.
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The Shadowbanner @shadowbanner.bsky.social · 15/08/2025
Thanks for the feedback! I admit being heavy-handed with the “hide” function. To fix it, I’d have to re-review the posts/accounts on my end. Let me figure this out over the weekend and I’ll get back to you with a proper answer/resolution.
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The Shadowbanner @shadowbanner.bsky.social · 14/08/2025
📢 Shadowbanner Moderation Policy We now have a formal moderation policy to provide transparency about our work and ensure compliance with Bluesky’s Community Guidelines. Read the full policy here:
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Shadowbanner Moderation Policy | The Shadowbanner
Shadowbanner Moderation Policy Last Updated: 14 August 2025 Subscribe to us on Bluesky Important Disclaimer This section explains our relationship to Bluesky’s official moderation system and the li...
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The Shadowbanner @shadowbanner.bsky.social · 11/08/2025
Thanks for letting me know. Will speak to their mods. Sorry for the late reply!
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The Shadowbanner @shadowbanner.bsky.social · 11/08/2025
Sorry for the late reply--will review.
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The Shadowbanner @shadowbanner.bsky.social · 31/07/2025
It’s ok. I found it! It was this post. It was scooped up when I did a bulk labelling sweep for “Dearborn.” Tbh, it’s a very good post lol bsky.app/profile/iiii...
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The Shadowbanner @shadowbanner.bsky.social · 31/07/2025
Ever wanted to experience the psychic damage of seeing the worst posts on Bluesky… but as a volunteer? I’m looking for help! If you think you can handle some chaos and want to keep the space healthy, please reach out. My DMs are open.
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The Shadowbanner @shadowbanner.bsky.social · 31/07/2025
Thanks to everyone who flags things for me. I don’t always catch tags or mentions, so the best way to make sure I see an issue is to submit it through the moderation menu. Those reports go straight to my queue, and I really appreciate the help keeping things running smoothly.
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The Shadowbanner @shadowbanner.bsky.social · 31/07/2025
Hi. Can you submit an appeal so I can look? Click the label on your profile and an appeal button will come up.
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The Shadowbanner @shadowbanner.bsky.social · 31/07/2025
Thanks. Resolved.
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The Shadowbanner @shadowbanner.bsky.social · 14/07/2025
I can’t keep up with her!
Lady Tehilah
@ladytehilah.bsky.social
Anti-Asian Hatred
Islamophobia
Transphobia
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The Shadowbanner @shadowbanner.bsky.social · 10/07/2025
Managed to grab the follower list before it vanished—turned it into a blocklist: bsky.app/profile/did:...
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The Shadowbanner @shadowbanner.bsky.social · 10/07/2025
Here you are: bsky.app/profile/did:...
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The Shadowbanner @shadowbanner.bsky.social · 08/07/2025
I’m trying to moderate posts/accounts with anti-Asian racism. If you see it, and can report it to me, I’ll label it.
Labeler Category:

Anti-Asian Hatred
Expresses anti-Asian or Sinophobic bias, stereotypes, or hatred-including scapegoating, slurs, and dehumanization targeting Chinese, East Asian, or broader Asian communities.
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The Shadowbanner @shadowbanner.bsky.social · 30/03/2025
I will remove you and add you to the automated script’s whitelist.
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The Shadowbanner @shadowbanner.bsky.social · 30/03/2025
My apologies for that! I’ve been meaning to revise it so that it’s clearer but just haven’t gotten around to it. Your message prompted me to finally do it.
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The Shadowbanner @shadowbanner.bsky.social · 30/03/2025
Hello, You were automatically added to this list because you followed a specific account. You may followed him directly, or starter pack. If you don’t know who he is, you can read more here: www.polygon.com/news/527186/... You can be removed if you unfollow the account. Best, SB
Destiny | Steven Bonnell II
@destiny.gg
34.5K followers 29 following 71 postsChristine Justice
@christinejustice.bsky.social
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Hello there! I am Christine Justice.
Resilient Resistor.
Mom. Grandma. Married. No DM.
Health care. Love pets, music, food, progre...
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The Shadowbanner @shadowbanner.bsky.social · 29/03/2025
Use this… bsky.app/profile/did:...
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The Shadowbanner @shadowbanner.bsky.social · 22/01/2025
Hi - it automatically adds followers of this “network” every day via python script. I don’t manually add people to it, but will remove people who didn’t intend to follow them.
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The Shadowbanner @shadowbanner.bsky.social · 11/12/2024
If you have any questions, feel free to DM me.
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Andrew Trembley 🏳️‍🌈 (he/him) @bovil.bsky.social · 11/12/2024
Shadowbanner has created a list to block Jesse Singal (if you’re wondering why you should, you’re not following enough trans folk) and the people who are following him. bsky.app/profile/did:...
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