The algorithm is freakin quick.
Once it learns - or a staff member identifies that we are pushing a hashtag - you have maybe three posts before it will start pushing you through the various ban tiers.
I've noticed that most shadow bans are temporary, and are probably released via human input once they decide the hashtag is dead.
Some celebrity accounts appear to be 'untouchable'… in a sense. Hannity for instance can push one of 'our' hashtags that is getting stomped down without reprimand. I think that's because of the 'normie' retweets he gets; and it appears that will 'save' the hashtag.
Though the methods they are using to identify 'russian bots' are probably ridiculous and 'normie' accounts are probably getting tagged for saying things like "america and guns and stuff like that" - as the o'keefe video showed us.
So I imagine, once a hashtag push is identified, all of the retweets and posts will get scanned, the accounts posting it will get scanned, once the trigger woods are recognized (america and guns) you get a temporary shadow ban and your post is removed from public view and 'value' is removed except for those who've already seen it. Untouchable accounts are probably verified celebrities who may have the account show up in news. Therefore if the twitter embed shows "20k retweets" on a news site and the hashtag report says "5k users have posted about this" then people MAY notice something is up.
So ultimately, I think it's important to get as many verified users to retweet for us, and for us to embed their posts on websites to add extra 'value' in the eyes of the algorithm.
Unfortunately though the IBOR v2 Petition sounds too partisan for it to gain momentum with young leftists (who are fucking untouchable as hell on twitter)
(off subject) but I really think the young socialists can be converted to the same fight.. They are keen to end corruption just have no bloody idea where to point their finger. Their hyper aware of FBI subversion of black panther movements and genuine labor movements but are blindingly ignorant of Haiti corruption, and corruption of federal reserve. If we can lower their defenses just enough to have them pipe in - the algorithm will have to bend because of extra 'value' given to those accounts.