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I keep getting fake comments on Instagram and on my YouTube channel that ask me if I need more views or followers. I get comments like "great content! I recommend you google FollowSM." I know these comments are not from real people. They are from bots and this sort of spammy software automation on Instagram strictly violates the platform's terms of use, which can get your account banned or shadowbanned! It is bots like these that Followsm.com uses. And, Followsm.com is a new domain name being used by SMZeus.com, it appears SMZeus is rebranding and is now using FollowSM. These bots are not recommended because they are shady growth automation tactics. What is recommended is growing your audience with real followers by uploading good content.
Instagram bots are automated software services that allow a company to acquire followers onto their Instagram profile via likes, views, and followers. These bots will follow other accounts, like posts, and leave comments on targeted lists of Instagram accounts to help increase reach, followers, and engagement on a companies account.
Below are reasons why bots should not be used:
Instagram bots cannot replace human interaction. Most people can see clear as day that the comments aren’t from a real person – so it’s not surprising that the engagement to those comments is low.
When you follow thousands on accounts – you will have an incredibly random feed. As you add more random followers to your network, expect posts from relevant people to get buried. If you don’t care about the feed, then this might not be a big deal but if you like using Instagram and connecting with your network, then there will be real consequences.
Sending spam violates Instagram’s Term of Use, which will get your account banned. Be smart, do not get banned.
If Instagram recognizes that your activity is unnatural, they will shadow-ban you. Shadowban means that your content will be invisible to non-followers. That means that no matter what hashtags you use in your post, your images won’t appear in the feeds of others.
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Getting millions of views using bots will never allow you to make money because they are not real people.
