u/Dysko88

Planespotter since 2009, it's my first time posting here since I'm shadowbanned on Meta social networks and I struggle to showcase my photos.

My first visit al Le Temps des Hélices airshow, even though I've been trying to attend this event for 20 years.

Photos descriptions:

Caudron C.460 Rafale replica in formation with the Dassault Rafale Solo Display
Stearman and explosions on the ground during the Pearl Harbor attack re-enactment
T-6 Texans (yes, including the one with Zero livery) simulating the Pearl Harbor attack
The only original airworthy Bf 109E in Europe
Spitfire Mk.IX
Rafale Solo Display
Patrouille de France solo, with special rudder to celebrate their USA tour
Blériot XI-2 and Morane H replicas
Patrouille Aéro-Club de France
Limbo by the Turbulent Team
Fieseler Fi 156 Storch, Junkers Ju 52 and Messerschmitt Bf 109E formation
Douglas C-53 Skytrooper and DC-3 formation
Biplanes balbo
"Le Casques Rouges" display team with SOCATA TB30 Epsilon
Nord 1101 Noralpha, 3202 and 3400 Norbarbe formation
Caudron C.109 (replica) and C.270 Luciole formation
Pilatus B4-PC11 aerobatic glider
OV-10 Bronco (yes, the one which performed a belly landing 2 days ago 😔)
Royal Aircraft Factory BE.2f replica

Non-professional aviation photographer here. I have a Facebook page and an Instagram profile to showcase my photos.

About 2 years ago, I noticed the engagement on both pages suddenly dropped. Despite having 1500 followers on each page, according to insights my posts are barely seen by a dozen people, even if I share them on Facebook groups with 20k+ members.

At first I thought people simply did not like my photos, but I found pages which stole my photos and reuploaded them as their own, and there my photos were very successful (I obviously successfully reported those pages for copyright infringement).

I suppose I have been shadowbanned (as a further confirmation of this, my sister asked me why I deleted my IG account because she does not see anything anymore from me... despite posting multiple times per week!), even though I never did anything wrong and my profile health is ok.

Is there a way out of this, or do I simply have to accept that my hobby was trashed due to a random decision of an algorithm?

Yes, I know, Meta is trash and I should simply delete my accounts, but I have no other way to showcase my photos except for Filckr and specific aviation photography websites, where I would not get nearly the same amount of visibility.

Airbus A320-216 ITA Airways 2026 Winter Olympics special livery, LIML/LIN Milan Linate 05/04/2026

Le Temps des Hélices 2026 airshow - LFFQ La Ferté-Alais 23-24 May 2026