A decision made by a service to disallow or restrict access to a type of content, or to prevent a user account or group from using a service, such as account suspension or termination.
See also: Account Suspension, Account Termination
Commentary:
- Related slang includes referring to a permanent ban of a user as a “permaban” or “deplatforming” and referring to a moderator’s power to ban a user as the “ban hammer.”