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Restriction

Restriction is a state in which a social media account is limited in what it can do because the service has imposed an enforcement measure on it.

In plain English

It means the account's abilities have been reduced, so some actions are no longer available. This is an account status caused by the service applying enforcement to that account.

In context

As a notice label, "Restriction" communicates that the account is currently in this limited-use state because the service has enforced a measure on it.

Situation
Reporting content, appealing decisions, reading restrictions, and using safety controls
What it communicates
notice label for a limit placed on account use.

Meaning limits

The term by itself does not tell which specific abilities are limited or how long the state lasts.

Examples

“After the service placed the account under restriction, not all of its usual actions were available.”

Core meaning

“The account notice showed Restriction, and some actions were no longer available.”

In context

  • restriction meaning a rule or condition that limits action Alternate Sense

    This reading refers to the limiting rule or condition itself, not to the account's state under such a limit.