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Unpublished

The state of social media content that was previously posted publicly but is no longer publicly visible.

In plain English

It describes content that used to be visible to everyone. Now it is no longer in public view.

In context

Here, "Unpublished" labels content that was once public but is now not publicly visible.

Situation
Creating posts, drafts, stories, tags, mentions, visibility, and moderation states
What it communicates
labels content that has been taken out of public view

Meaning limits

By itself, this term does not say whether the content still exists or whether anyone other than the public can see it.

Examples

“Her fundraiser post was public all summer, but it is now unpublished.”

Core meaning

“Overnight, yesterday's public update went unpublished.”

In context

  • published Opposite

    This is the publicly visible status of content.

  • deleted Contrast

    Deleted says the content is removed, while this status only says it is not publicly visible.