I think ghosting and shadow banning should be illegal

I think that ghosting someone and shadow banning people should be outlawed internationally and severely punished. I was ghosted over a year ago, and I'm still severely hurting and traumatized. I have dreams about it and I am still trying to resolve it. 66 days from today, I will hopefully accomplish this. Shadow banning is also wrong because it's the same sort of trickery. Both ghosting and shadow banning make it seem like you haven't really done anything wrong, but in reality you are blocked. Shadow banning makes you think your posts are visible but they are actually only visible to you and there is no way to directly confirm this or fix it. They are both evil and should be severely punished when committed!!! The punishment could range from a mere apology to death if done with the deliberate intent to hurt someone. I feel that if nobody ghosted or shadow banned b\people and simply asked for a change in behavior or at least gave a warning, the world would be much better off.

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  • Cuntsiclestick

    You do know that moving on is an option for you, right? No one should be forced to talk to or deal with people they don't want to deal with. Grow up.

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    • BleedingPain

      I think instead of ghosting, people should have the common decency to at least say they no longer have intrest in said person. While OP is being a baby, the ghoster was also being immature by avoiding the person instead of sharing their feelings (or lack there of).

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      • candylady

        If you’re dealing with an entitled person who don’t can’t handle rejection, there’s no benefit to sharing your feelings. I’ve told people that like I wasn’t interested and they still said I ghosted them because eventually I stopped responding to their demands I tell them why and their pleas to give them another chance and their insults when I wouldn’t.

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        • BleedingPain

          All i’m staying is that I think ghosting is being lazy

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          • candylady

            Why? Just tell me why. What did I do? Just tell me what I did. Just did me another chance, I can change. It’s not fair, why won’t you give me a chance? You stupid bitch, I don’t even like you anyway. I’m sorry, I didn’t mean that, I love you. We’re meant to be together, why are you throwing all of that away? I told you I didn’t mean it. You’re making too big a deal, you’re imagining things, babe you’re not thinking rationally right now, let’s just talk about it. We belong together. We’re supposed to be together forever! Please don’t break up with me, I need you! What will I do without you? I might as well kill myself if I don’t have you. Well fuck you then! You know what, it’s your loss, not mine, you need me more than I need you. I’m going to find somebody better and you’ll come crawling back. Wait, don’t go! I take it all back, just give me one more chance.

            If you want to deal with hours/days of that, be my guest, but I’m not going to call someone lazy if they don’t.

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            • BleedingPain

              I ghosted someone who was twice my age a year ago (because I was lazy and didn't have the guts to break his fragile 40+ year old heart). poor choice. The guy started to reach out to my family members and friends on social media spewing shit until someone acknowledged him. We finally had to report his ass because he wouldnt leave us alone.

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    • FromTheSouthWeirdMan

      On the other side of it you could easily block him tho. You're not forced to deal with him.

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    • leggs91200

      Damn you for making light of the OP's agony!
      How could you?

      And to suggest moving on? Ohhhh. (holds hand up) I can't even!

      I thought you were cool but now In see what a wicked witch you are for suggesting such an impractical move.

      Monster!

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      • Cuntsiclestick

        *runs hands together in an evil fashion*

        MWAHAHAHAHAHA!

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        • leggs91200

          I see devil horns!

          I KNEW it!

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  • Aethylfritha

    I think you need to grow up

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  • KholatKhult

    Isn’t ghosting just stopping talking to someone?
    You want to force people to talk to you?
    Not a chance. Take a hint.

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    Can you not create a new account? Maybe copy the link where you have commented and paste it in another browser and see if you are shadow hidden, just don't log in?

    Ghosting is fine, someone simply don't want to read your shit. Only thing you could do is create a new account but that is pretty pathetic to do just to make them read your unwanted text.

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  • RoseIsabella

    The problem here is your gross sense of entitlement. What is your mental, and or neurological diagnosis? You sound very abnormal.

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  • d0esnormalmatter

    Shadowbanning ya I get it. Ghosting? Wtf is your mf problem man? You can force people to fucking reply to you. How in tarnation would you even enforce that shit on a forum like this anyways?

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  • candylady

    Gee, I can’t imagine why someone would want to stop talking to you......

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  • ellnell

    Geez, grow up.

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  • SwickDinging

    I'm sorry you got ghosted. Don't let it turn you into a retard.

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  • Mammal-lover

    Gotta second this. My best friend in school ghosted me. Fucked me up for a long time.

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  • MrMercury24

    I agree with the shadowbanning part, but the ghosting thing really sounds like a personal problem

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  • leggs91200

    How come whenever I hear of "ghosting" I imagine Charlie Brown in that ghost costume that has eye holes all over the place?

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  • howaminotmyself

    Making ghosting illegal would allow stalkers access to people who want to be hidden. Not a good idea. As for shadow banning, I can see both sides. On one hand it is a form of censorship, so not good. However the internet is a brave new world and societal regulation does not happen on line the same way it does in real life. In real life a person's behavior is subject to public shame and condemnation. On line this is a different beast. If left unchecked it creates problems we are only just noticing. How do you get ahead of the mental strife created by trolls. Insulting people more surely wont solve the problem, nor will ignoring it. It seems to be a pretty soft regulation. If you feel censored because of a shadow ban, that's fair. But if you feel like it's your right to troll and be a jerk to whomever...maybe take a step back and evaluate that complaint again. Look at it from a different perspective.

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  • bigbudchonga

    Shadow-banning sucks, but I think if an individual wants to ghost then that's up to them.

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  • Tingles18

    I don't know if ghosting should necessarily be illegal, but certainly shadowbanning is a vile act of censorship, especially when it comes to shadowbanning useful content.

    I think the punishment for shadowbanning useful content should be getting fined.

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