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2 | title: On Shadowbans | |
3 | date: 2017-11-15T23:59:04Z | |
4 | slug: shadowban-fix | |
5 | author: edk | |
6 | --- | |
7 | ||
8 | It's recently come to our attention that an unintended effect of combining | |
9 | channel modes allowed channel operators to set undetectable bans and quiets on | |
10 | users. | |
11 | ||
12 | freenode considers this to be, in short, antithetical to our values and approach | |
13 | to moderation. While we recognise the challenges of moderating large channels, | |
14 | we urge channel operators to be as transparent as possible, and believe that | |
15 | users should be aware of moderation action taken against them. | |
16 | ||
17 | In light of this, we are deploying a change to the `$j` extban. As of tomorrow | |
18 | UTC, `$j` will ignore ban exceptions set on the target channel, seeing the same | |
19 | effects as an uninvolved user checking its ban list. | |
20 | ||
21 | This was [always the intention](news/2014-06-18-new-extban-j) in enabling `$j`. | |
22 | I apologise on behalf of the staff team for any confusion this may have caused. |