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by shevy-java 2 hours ago
So ... like reddit! :)

Thankfully I don't depend on any of such services. It would make me rather angry.

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Reddit is the only platform that actually tells you that you are shadowbanned, so at least they are upfront about it, but their appeal system sucks. My friend just appealed every day for just over 600 days and finally got their account un-shadowbanned.
"It only took two years for my friend to appeal a Ban"

If you're willing to wait a couple years, I dare say a few services might have changed their minds by then, so it's too early to judge.

Reddit doesn't tell you you're shadowbanned. You are thinking of regular banned.
HN also has shadowbans. If your preferences have showdead=yes, you might see some.