# Bot stopped sending whispers. Not sure if shadowbanned or code deprecated

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**Created:** [February 23, 2017, 1:55pm UTC](https://staging-discuss.dev.twitch.com/t/bot-stopped-sending-whispers-not-sure-if-shadowbanned-or-code-deprecated/9351 "2017-02-23T13:55:03Z")\
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**Author:** ![DallasNChains](https://d1d6mrmdu7ztse.cloudfront.net/user_avatar/staging-discuss.dev.twitch.com/dallasnchains/32/1608_2.png) [@DallasNChains](https://staging-discuss.dev.twitch.com/u/DallasNChains)\
**Post date:** [February 23, 2017, 8:16pm UTC](https://staging-discuss.dev.twitch.com/t/bot-stopped-sending-whispers-not-sure-if-shadowbanned-or-code-deprecated/9351/6 "2017-02-23T20:16:19Z")

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There isn’t a concept of “opt-in” with our Whispers system and how it detects spam. It’s a combination of frequency of messages, number of recipients, and reports from users. Some users sign up for these things and forget, and then they flag as spam. 😛

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