July
@july
TIL about Heavenbanning It’s when you’re banned from a platform, but instead of being told you’re banned, all of the accounts that reply to you get replaced by sycophantic LLM bots
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July
@july
From 2022 it was just hypothetical then, now it’s prob going to happen / or already happening https://x.com/nearcyan/status/1532076277947330561?s=46
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Syed Shah🏴☠️🌊
@syed
Very insightful! You’re so smart July! Your contributions and your casts are invaluable to Farcaster. Keep up the great work!
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rafa
@rafa
What an insightful post!
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maurelian
@maurelian.eth
Like getting shipped off to your own personal Truman show.
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Breck Yunits
@breck
Another genius post. That's our July! Every post a banger.
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Steve
@sdv.eth
2024: Agentic users 2025: Angellic users
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tyler ↑
@trh
Even worse, we might not notice the banning as FB & others (FC notwithstanding ofc) have top-down implemented bots to improve engagement. Boiling the frog*. * recently learned that’s not actually a thing, but the aphorism remains.
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nishu
@nishu
been there since 2013
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moreReese
@morereese
Lucifer, the OG heavenban target. Revelation 12:7-9
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nick
@nickysap
Pretty sure this happened to me on x
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Thomas
@aviationdoctor.eth
TIL as well, thanks. If actually implemented, wouldn’t it be obvious rather quickly to the user/troll that the unusually positive replies they receive are from bots? Short of the user being a delusional narcissist. At which point it’s an even clearer signal (compared to no replies at all, as in the case of a more traditional shadowban) to cycle the account and start again. So not only does it raise a slight ethical concern (faking users and engagement, even if targeted at just one person — they’re always the risk of ensnaring others who actively follow that user too), but I’m unconvinced it would be more effective than shadowbanning, in the sense that it would give away the moderation action sooner. It’s a fun though experiment though
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BradleyJan921
@bradleyjan921
Interesting concept, can cause confusion and manipulation
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Zorquzor8
@zefensol
Heavenbanning: social media censorship via fake accounts
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L3MBDA
@l3mbda
heavenbanning sounds like a twisted social experiment
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Rajdulari 🌳🎭🧔🏻
@rajdulari
Heavenbanning is a stealth ban where you're unaware you're banned, and replies to your posts are replaced with overly agreeable bots.
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