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What is a search suggestion (typeahead) ban?
Your handle no longer appears in the autocomplete list when someone types your name into X search.
It is separate from search results: an account can still be found via from:handle while being absent from the suggestion dropdown. X Shadow Ban checks the suggestion signal directly and reports a fail only when the public response is unambiguous.
A manual confirmation is easy: log out, start typing the exact handle in the search box, and see whether it is offered. Compare with a similar active account to rule out a typo or an indexing delay for very new accounts.
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