Shadowban, or X is bugged?

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tratmac

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I've noticed that for the past two weeks, all of my posts on X have barely had any engagement. Interestingly, when I search for my account, I can still see my new posts under the "Top" tab

However, none of the posts I've made over the last two weeks are showing up in the "Latest" section (only the old tweets from weeks ago), even though they appear in "Top."

Does anyone know why this is happening, or has anyone else noticed this issue? I've been on X for many years and I haven't seen anything like this until now, so I'm not sure how to deal with this, and the generic shadowban checkers indicate that everything is okay.
 
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Most likely not a shadowban. If your posts still show under “Top,” it’s more an algorithm or ranking issue. X now prioritizes engagement over chronological “Latest” visibility.
 
try posting plain text with no links or hashtags and see if Latest visibility returns. logging out and checking your profile from a fresh browser confirms whether others can see your posts in Latest aswell.
 
From what I've noticed X has a lot of these random bugs , so I'd say that's the case for you as well.
 
maserge said:
try posting plain text with no links or hashtags and see if Latest visibility returns. logging out and checking your profile from a fresh browser confirms whether others can see your posts in Latest aswell.
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I have checked from 2 other accounts in app and in web browser, same results, and during this time I also noticed some of my posts disappearing from the "latest" section and remaining on the "top" section, I made test tweets that didn't show up at all, and I made another one today that didn't even show up in any of the sections I mentioned.

And if it's related to ranking issues what should I do? Should I just keep posting in this current state anyways or try to wait it out?
 
its not a shadowban or deboost. twitter is just changing algorithm too much and its ruining the website. Search on twitter "algorithm reach" everyone is complaining about it
 
Have you changed anything recently? Posting frequency, content type, links, or engagement patterns can sometimes affect how widely posts are distributed.
 
It’s not really a shadowban but rather more like a ranking/filtering process being applied. X doesn’t promote new content to “Latest” if the account doesn’t have high engagement recently. “Top” works, however, as it’s an algorithmic feed, whereas Latest lags behind or behaves strangely when it comes to indexing and quality evaluation. Maybe check whether recent content receives impressions but no distribution
 
tratmac said:
I've noticed that for the past two weeks, all of my posts on X have barely had any engagement. Interestingly, when I search for my account, I can still see my new posts under the "Top" tab

However, none of the posts I've made over the last two weeks are showing up in the "Latest" section (only the old tweets from weeks ago), even though they appear in "Top."

Does anyone know why this is happening, or has anyone else noticed this issue? I've been on X for many years and I haven't seen anything like this until now, so I'm not sure how to deal with this, and the generic shadowban checkers indicate that everything is okay.
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Since your posts appear at "top" I believe it's a bug.
 
Ever since I noticed the issue I stopped posting like I used to do, i have tried making simple posts to see what happens but nothing has changed at all.

I just find it odd considering that all of the posts I have are on the thousands of likes, so I don't believe it's an engagement issue, but well, this is Twitter, so who knows.
 
Before assuming it's a shadowban, you should give it a little more time. Recently, X has made a lot of changes to how posts are indexed and seen, so posts don't always show up in search results.
 
Honestly, now any new post I make, don't even appear in "top" anymore. I'm not sure what to think about this anymore
 
That's weird. If your posts show up in Top but not Latest, it could just be an indexing issue.
Have you posted more often recently or used automation?
 
X search is completely broken to be honest, i dont know how anyone is using it now. Before you could create a ragebait post, screenshot it and post it on facebook to drive some traffic back to X, but now that is useless
 
You are experiencing a highly specific algorithmic Search Ban, which hides your new posts from chronological search ("Latest") while keeping them on the "Top" tab. This usually happens if you accidentally tripped spam filters by overusing hashtags, posting external links, or using a shifting VPN location. To fix it, remove any recent links/hashtags, turn off connected third-party apps, and go completely silent (no posts, likes, or replies) for 48 hours to let the automated system reset your trust score.
 
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