Remember when you could just post a link without a shadowban?

I spent about $50 on a domain and hosting for a small blog that linked to news stories, but the social media algorithm flagged it as 'spam' and killed all traffic overnight. It felt like the rules changed without anyone saying so. Has anyone else had a simple link project get hit by automated moderation lately?

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jakewhite27d ago

Yeah, the "rules changed without anyone saying so" is the worst part. It's like playing a game where they keep moving the goalposts and you only find out when you're penalized. My tiny project got hit the same way, just for linking to a few articles.

stone.river27d ago

Moving the goalposts" is exactly what happened to a friend's blog last month... no warning at all.

james31727d ago

Watched a local history page get taken down for "spam" because it linked to three different archive sites. The owner tried to argue it was a resource, not an ad farm. The appeal got a form email back about "patterns of behavior" and that was it. The whole thing felt like yelling at a vending machine that stole your dollar. These automated systems just see links and throw a penalty flag without checking what they actually are.