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Shadow banning cuts trust in social media

Supermodel Bella Hadid claimed in April that Instagram was censoring her posts on the Israel-Palestine conflict. PHOTO: AFP
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SINGAPORE - Ever heard of shadow banning?

Celebrities and politicians claim to have fallen victim to it, while social media companies deny that it even exists.

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