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  • Y’all i regret an irrational decision to buy Instagram followers 😭

    Posted by Unique-Blackberry-33 on August 7, 2024 at 3:10 pm

    Hi, I would like to ask advices on what to do. So my friend encouraged me to buy followers for my instagram account.

    1000 followers were worth $1.50 dollar.

    And we was like maybe we could try this for fun. It doesn't hurt to try, i thought.

    I got the 1k followers adding it to my already organic 5k.

    But then after a few hours, I panicked. I forgot the risks of shadowbans. I'm so fcked rn.

    I'm willing to fix it. Some sources say I need to remove the fake followers. What to do so I don't get shadowbanned pls 😭

    If removing these followers, wasn't the action recorded by instagram ai? Is there no point to do anything now?

    Pls help. I know what I did was stupid and I'm learning really. I'm just human.

    Unique-Blackberry-33 replied 10 months, 3 weeks ago 2 Members · 1 Reply
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  • J-Clash

    Guest
    August 7, 2024 at 3:18 pm

    Just live with it. If you can get 5k followers organically, you can get another 5k followers organically. The bots will get deleted eventually anyway.

  • NeedleworkerSmart486

    Guest
    August 7, 2024 at 3:34 pm

    I don’t think you will get shadow banned but focus on making good content and that’s the way to go.

  • Icy-Awareness2100

    Guest
    August 7, 2024 at 3:46 pm

    As long as the account stays consistent with content you should be ok. Eventually, some of the “fake” followers will get removed anyway but as long as the account stays current with uploading content you should be ok.

  • Cthepo

    Guest
    August 7, 2024 at 4:33 pm

    The biggest risk isn’t from getting shadowbanned, IMO.

    The reason why you don’t want to buy fake followers is these day social media shows your content to less than your total followers, then based on engagement pushes out your content into more feeds based on engagement.

    Buying a bunch of unengaged followers just means you get less engagement, and fewer actual people will see and interact with your content.

  • Perfect_Wishbone4946

    Guest
    August 7, 2024 at 6:40 pm

    Social media manager here. I’ve had a client who bought followers before and got shadowbanned (her account was unsearchable, and her posts weren’t showing up on other people’s feed). I removed all her fake followers and then rested her account (no activities!) for a few days. I think it went back to normal after 5 days or so 🤔

  • online-reputation

    Guest
    August 7, 2024 at 7:35 pm

    It might also lead to reputation damage–it might take people a moment to look through the followers list, but they will find out fairly quickly.

  • ConstructionEarly366

    Guest
    August 7, 2024 at 7:42 pm

    I’ve got a lot of followers that are clearly fake accounts, never heard of a shadow ban

  • Elvis_Onjiko

    Guest
    August 7, 2024 at 8:07 pm

    Hey, don’t stress too much! We’ve all made impulsive decisions before. Try engaging more with your genuine followers and posting consistently; it might help balance things out

  • Individual-Cream864

    Guest
    August 7, 2024 at 8:53 pm

    Hey, don’t beat yourself up—we all make impulsive decisions sometimes. Just focus on creating awesome content and engaging with your real followers. The bots will fade out eventually, and your genuine engagement will shine through.

  • FREEcommerce

    Guest
    August 7, 2024 at 8:55 pm

    I think you’re having an irrational fear. you’ll be fine. Don’t worry.

  • Tasty-Bee8769

    Guest
    August 7, 2024 at 11:31 pm

    I tried it, it’s fine. Algorithm gets a bit bad for a week but then back to normal. Just post what you’d normally post

  • Slam-Dam

    Guest
    August 8, 2024 at 8:42 am

    try removing the fake followers manually or using a third-party tool to clean up

  • Mistress_Of_The_Obvi

    Guest
    August 8, 2024 at 11:33 am

    Never make the mistake of buying followers or likes on any social media sites. They are all bots and it’s completely useless. 

  • Zestyclose-Car4414

    Guest
    August 8, 2024 at 12:05 pm

    it is not about shadowbanning

  • rosecoloredbliss

    Guest
    August 9, 2024 at 12:47 am

    If these are bot followers, then they’ll get removed eventually. Ugh, these random people are magically followed by me(I think they bought followers through the automated app), then later on finding out I lost people I actually follow. Idk why it happens. I never bought followers for my account 🙃 Not so sure who else experience this. Anyway~

    Buying followers has no engagement at all 🥹 If these people are not bots, they have different interest that will still hurt engagement.

    Please do not try to delete them also 😅 IG might notice a lot of deleted followers and you’ll get restricted. You can try unfollowing 10 for twice daily or just leave them. But yeah, content is king 👑 Just post great content to gain more followers. I’m sure you’ll gain more since you gained 5k! 🙂

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