The Shadowbanner
@shadowbanner.bsky.social
Identifying disinfo, scapegoating, and harmful rhetoric to keep Bluesky safer.
DMs open for questions/suggestions.
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DMs open for questions/suggestions.
Support: https://ko-fi.com/shadowbanner
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.
Mike has blocked me, so please let them know I have corrected the issue.
September 16, 2025 at 1:47 PM
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.
Mike has blocked me, so please let them know I have corrected the issue.
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.
Thanks to everyone for your support and feedback — it helps us keep Shadowbanner transparent, accurate, and useful.
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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August 23, 2025 at 9:12 PM
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.
Thanks to everyone for your support and feedback — it helps us keep Shadowbanner transparent, accurate, and useful.
🔹 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.
More accurate wording; covers bias, Sinophobic tropes, and stereotypes that don’t always take the form of outright slurs.
August 23, 2025 at 9:12 PM
🔹 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.
More accurate wording; covers bias, Sinophobic tropes, and stereotypes that don’t always take the form of outright slurs.
🔹 Resist Troll → Liberal Troll
Keeps focus on trollish antagonism from a liberal/centrist stance. “Spam” now lives under Political Spammer.
Keeps focus on trollish antagonism from a liberal/centrist stance. “Spam” now lives under Political Spammer.
August 23, 2025 at 9:12 PM
🔹 Resist Troll → Liberal Troll
Keeps focus on trollish antagonism from a liberal/centrist stance. “Spam” now lives under Political Spammer.
Keeps focus on trollish antagonism from a liberal/centrist stance. “Spam” now lives under Political Spammer.
🔹 Democratic Apologia → Liberal Apologia
Broadened to cover liberal/centrist parties internationally (not just U.S. Democrats).
Broadened to cover liberal/centrist parties internationally (not just U.S. Democrats).
August 23, 2025 at 9:12 PM
🔹 Democratic Apologia → Liberal Apologia
Broadened to cover liberal/centrist parties internationally (not just U.S. Democrats).
Broadened to cover liberal/centrist parties internationally (not just U.S. Democrats).
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.
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.
August 23, 2025 at 12:49 PM
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.
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.
Odd. I just reset them so maybe that fixes it?
August 23, 2025 at 12:14 PM
Odd. I just reset them so maybe that fixes it?
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
You can actually look up other available labelers here:
www.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.
www.bluesky-labelers.io
August 20, 2025 at 6:57 PM
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
You can actually look up other available labelers here:
www.bluesky-labelers.io
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.
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.
August 20, 2025 at 6:57 PM
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.
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.
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.
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.
August 15, 2025 at 9:46 PM
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.
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.
Thanks for letting me know. Will speak to their mods.
Sorry for the late reply!
Sorry for the late reply!
August 11, 2025 at 4:52 PM
Thanks for letting me know. Will speak to their mods.
Sorry for the late reply!
Sorry for the late reply!
Sorry for the late reply--will review.
August 11, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Sorry for the late reply--will review.
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...
Tbh, it’s a very good post lol
bsky.app/profile/iiii...
Happy Now, Dearborn Michigan? Are you happy? Happy now? You know this is all your fault? Specifically Dearborn Michigan, this is your fault. Meet me outside the vintage McDonald's display to fight it out
July 31, 2025 at 7:08 PM
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...
Tbh, it’s a very good post lol
bsky.app/profile/iiii...
Hi. Can you submit an appeal so I can look? Click the label on your profile and an appeal button will come up.
July 31, 2025 at 6:58 PM
Hi. Can you submit an appeal so I can look? Click the label on your profile and an appeal button will come up.
Thanks. Resolved.
July 31, 2025 at 6:56 PM
Thanks. Resolved.
I can’t keep up with her!
July 14, 2025 at 8:29 PM
I can’t keep up with her!
Managed to grab the follower list before it vanished—turned it into a blocklist:
bsky.app/profile/did:...
bsky.app/profile/did:...
July 10, 2025 at 4:34 PM
Managed to grab the follower list before it vanished—turned it into a blocklist:
bsky.app/profile/did:...
bsky.app/profile/did:...
July 10, 2025 at 2:23 PM
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.
If you see it, and can report it to me, I’ll label it.
July 8, 2025 at 6:51 PM
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.
If you see it, and can report it to me, I’ll label it.
I will remove you and add you to the automated script’s whitelist.
March 30, 2025 at 2:36 PM
I will remove you and add you to the automated script’s whitelist.
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.
March 30, 2025 at 2:35 PM
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.