Instagram’s Crackdown on Fake Followers Just Might Work
Instagram’s Crackdown on Fake Followers Just Might Work
Business, Spoken · SpokenLayer
November 23, 20188m 55s
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Show Notes
Instagram Monday said it would again crack down on users who pursue “inauthentic activity” to boost an account’s popularity. Within hours, BlackHatWorld, a forum popular with self-proclaimed “black hat” social media marketers, was in crisis. In a section of the forum usually reserved for sharing the best deals on obtaining fake Instagram followers, concerned users started at least 13 threads to discuss the policy change.
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