The Secret Reason Your Art Gets No Likes!
Your Art Is A SpellSeason 1 Episode 16What if shadowbanning isn’t just an algorithmic glitch—but a curse? A silencing spell cast on witches, weirdos, and worldbuilders?And what if breaking that curse means reclaiming your visibility, your voice, and your magic—one uncensored post at a time?In this bold and galvanizing solo episode of Your Art Is A Spell, Edgar Fabián Frías invites us deep into the heart of shadowbanning—what it is, who it targets, and how to resist it with spellcraft, strategy, and soul.Drawing from lived experience as a queer, Indigenous, multidisciplinary artist and educator, Edgar unpacks how the algorithm quietly disappears creators who dare to be too real, too radical, too embodied. From sex workers to activists, witches to fat queer artists—entire communities are vanishing from feeds, silenced without warning.But we don’t disappear quietly. We haunt.This isn’t just an episode—it’s a counter-spell. A reminder that your art has power beyond the platform. A call to dream beyond the algorithm.🎧 Tune in to discover:🕳️ What shadowbanning really is—and why platforms pretend it doesn’t exist 🧙 Who gets shadowbanned (spoiler: it’s not random) 🌀 How to cast counter-spells: from engagement pods to code-switching captions 📬 Why newsletters and personal websites are magical tools for liberation 🖨️ How zines, flyers, and word-of-mouth keep art alive offline 🕸️ The importance of creative covens and collective amplification 🔥 Why quitting a platform can be an act of radical love—and not disappearance 👻 What it means to become uncensorable, to be the ghost in the machineThis episode is for anyone who’s ever posted something sacred only to watch it vanish. For those who have been told their work is too much, too weird, too honest, too queer. For those still making spells in the shadows.You are not alone. You are not broken. And your art is still a spell—even when no one clicks "like."✨ Listen, share, and conjure new pathways of connection—because the algorithm was never meant to hold our magic anyway.Let this episode be a love letter to your persistence, your wildness, and your refusal to be erased. Because your art is a spell—and it will outlive every shadowban.Timestamps00:00 – Intro: Your Art Is a SpellWhat if your most magical post disappears into the void?00:29 – What Is Shadowbanning?The algorithm whispers “silencio”—but it’s not your imagination.00:52 – Shadowbanning = A 21st Century Witch HuntHow algorithms bury artists, witches, and truth-tellers.01:18 – Signs You’ve Been ShadowbannedHow to know when your content is being silenced.01:44 – Who Gets Targeted (and Why)Witches, queers, educators, activists, and creators pushing against the norm.02:33 – Shadowbanning Patterns & Real-World ExamplesHow artists and communities are disproportionately impacted.03:20 – From Artists to Activists: The Censorship ListWho's on the algorithm's hit list and why it matters.04:03 – My Shadowban StoriesHow my reach plummeted after speaking truth through art.04:50 – Be Safe, Be Quiet, Be Sellable? Nope.Refusing the algorithm's demand for palatable content.05:12 – Counter-Spells for Creators on InstagramPractical strategies to outsmart shadowbanning.05:56 – Speaking in Code: How to Say More While Saying LessTips inspired by TikTokers, educators, and digital witches.06:38 – Newsletters: The Unshadowbannable SpellWhy a newsletter is your best magical tool right now.07:57 – Build Your Own Digital AltarCreating websites, blogs, and online homes outside of the algorithm.08:20 – Go Underground: Flyers, Zines & Word of MouthOffline magic still works—maybe even better.08:60 – Find Your Coven: Community Is the CureSurround yourself with artists who amplify each other.09:38 – Name the Shadowban, Break the SilenceWhy we must speak out and stay visible.09:57 – Why I Quiet Quit InstagramChoosing connection over metrics.10:36 – Life After the AlgorithmFeeling more seen, more connected—without social media.11:23 – Witches Thrive in the ShadowsYour magic doesn’t need validation from the feed.11:47 – Become UncensorableMake art for the future. Archive for the collective memory.12:33 – Keep Casting Spells, Even in SilenceYour magic works whether it goes viral or not.13:14 – Subscribe & Stay ConnectedGet uncensored magic straight to your inbox and podcast feed.13:35 – We Were Never Meant to Be QuietWhy shadowbans make us even stronger.14:17 – Outro: Your Art Is Still a SpellAnd it’s already changing the world.Taylor Lorenz's video"Someone needs to do it"https://youtu.be/zXrjlOE9e50?si=vl7-gPWrMRp9hCeCWatch my video "I Quiet Quit Instragram and It Changed My Life"https://youtu.be/9sUdAPbIwt0?si=ZmZ2f7Eba2YcOqJ-To Watch / Listen to More Episodes from Your Art Is A Spellhttps://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLEVN8TPFy9dYKoNr4LjNV9yDajN-ILKNR&si=1WF6GkfQh2pGfrzlTo send me a voice notehttps://www.speakpipe.com/YouArtIsASpellTo learn more about me and my artwww.yourartisaspell.com To learn about my private practice Therapy With Edgar www.therapywithedgar.com💌 Sign up for my newsletter: https://www.edgarfabianfrias.org/sign-up-to-my-newsletter🕊️ Follow Me on BlueSkyhttps://bsky.app/profile/edgarfabianfrias.org
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