You see, what @semisol disingenuously calls "shadowbanning" is simply an inability to show up on Primal's trending list. That's all. Visibility of these users is not restricted in any other way. @semisol knows this, and his use of this framing indicates that he is not engaging in good faith. I totally agree with your point that it should be easy to check which npubs are filtered, and be able to override that. We are building those tools as we speak.

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why not give the chance to the user to customise their trending/most zapped list? let them have the control and ability to mute if they see so fit 🤔
Ah I see, I agree that is not shadowbanning. Else the entire nostr community is shadowbanned if they aren't in the top 10 trending list which is silly. I'm glad to see you don't actually reduce visibility of users in any other way. Having filter lists that are knowable and check-able would be brilliant, keeps everything open and clear.
I don’t know, if it walks like a duck and quacks like a duck, then some may choose to call it a duck. I think it’s mainly the matter of transparency at this moment, regardless of the motives behind it. 🐶🐾🫡
Not sure about that. People I have followed people on twitter who have been shadowbanned in my following list. Not just recommendations. (do people concerned about either privacy or manipulative algorithms bother with the 'recommended' streams on twitter anyway ?)
Are you being transparent with these decisions? If so, where can we see/read? I’m for removing spam but if we’re building a better mouse trap, I want to know that it’s actually a better mouse trap.
No problems here. I know what's going on... so I go out of my way to visit her feed. Great nature photos... what's all the fuss about?