In plain English
The content is still there, but it is kept out of other users' view. It names the status of a post, comment, or similar social media item when it is not shown to them.
In context
Here, Hidden labels content that remains present on social media but is not visible to other users.
- Situation
- Creating posts, drafts, stories, tags, mentions, visibility, and moderation states
- What it communicates
- labels content that remains present but is not visible to other users
Meaning limits
By itself, this status does not say who can still view the content or why it is not shown to other users.
Examples
“The comment was hidden, not deleted, so it stopped appearing to other users.”
“A hidden reply stayed attached to the thread even after new comments came in.”