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What exactly happens when Youtube shadowbans a video? The creator believes it's accessible, but no one else can access it?


From the Twitter thread, I understand the video becomes secretly unlisted - not reachable in any way other than having a direct URL to it.


You can find it by going to his youtube channel, but it doesn't show up in searches or in subscriptions if you're subscribed to him.




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