Let's touch on a really hot topic - the shadowban on Instagram. There are believers and non-believers in the existence of the shadowban. However, we are in favor of relying on facts.
Shadowban is a situation when you can't see the posts of an account by hashtags.
Sometimes people try to fit this concept with a drop in organic reach, profile blocking, and various other problems of Instagrammer, but it isn't correct. A shadowban is only about hashtag searches.
What we know from the responses of Facebook tech support to different users:The explanation is quite logical — as long as there is something suspicious about the account, Instagram will not let these users to distribute their content.
Can it happen that you did not violate anything, but stopped displaying by hashtags? Yes. Technical support staff mention that the algorithm can be wrong. What to do? Just wait and temporarily skip hashtags. You usually have to wait no more than two weeks.It is important to remember that a shadowban is not equal to an account blocking. You can find out that you are shadowbanned only trying to find yourself by a hashtag or seeing that there are no visits in the hashtag insights. And speaking about blocking, be sure that Instagram will not notify you about it when you try to log into your account.
In general, the shadowban is not so bad as it is painted.