Tolga Aslan
@yourhandle
Joined: Mart 2024
İstanbul, Şişli
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Shorts views dropped from 500K to 5K after posting consistently – algorithm shadowban or content fatigue?
Hey everyone, I run a small Shorts channel focused on satisfying macro/close-up videos (soap cutting, kinetic sand, etc.). For the last 3 months, I posted one Short every day at the same time (6 PM EST), and my views were consistently 200K–500K. But for the past 2 weeks, my views have plummeted to 5K–10K per Short, even though my content quality hasn't changed. I haven't been flagged for reused content, and my audience retention is still around 90%+. I've read that posting daily can trigger a "shadowban" if the algorithm thinks you're spamming, but others say that's a myth. I've also tried changing my posting time, but that didn't help. My CTR on the browse shelf is about 4%, and swipe-away rate is under 25%. I'm wondering if this is just a normal dip or if I need to change something fundamental. Has anyone experienced this sudden drop after a long streak? Any advice on how to recover?
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