imdabest123
Junior Member
- Jan 28, 2014
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So i been testing several accounts trying to figure out what is causing bans.
So i made a new account used a link from bit.ly and let it run. I have an ecommerce store and i use a shopify app called lucky orange to record my site.
I made a new shopify store for this test so the domain had never been used with instagram.
I been noticing lots of visits from facebook recently yet i have no facebook pages of my accounts or business enabled.
So i went to the search bar and type facebook for all the visits what i found they are using some type of bot and it is running the domain example www.google.com/fashionnova when the bit.ly link was www.bit.ly/fashionnova the same was said if you used the generic link it comes up with.
That lets me know they can track past a bit.ly link funny as there was a thread a day ago
discussing if instagram could track short url and links click threw instagram.
So i decided to make another account and do the same yet again they search it the same way after about a day both accounts got banned. The account was made on a fresh phone never used before with 4g not wifi and not botted.
From what i can tell instagram has a method they are using to track back any accounts with multiple links to the same domain. I had yet to do anything with the second account except add another short link with a new short link.
I think what they are doing is running those short links a couple times a day if it hits back with a 404 error everytime it flags the account.
Im thinking they repurposed the bot that check the domains when you are getting approved for facebook ads.
I went ahead grabbed another account and put the real domain and i could see hours later facebook visited example orginal domain "www.google.com/" with just a "/" nothing else not causing any 404 errors of course.
while using the original domain in your profile they are tracking it, But i have yet face a ban on that account.
So this is just a quick warrning to watch out. im still working on some other ideas about why accounts using bots to post pictures are getting accounts banned.
I already have proof that these bots are leaking the real ip when the photo is being sent to instagram. for now i wont name them since i want to do more testing.
So i made a new account used a link from bit.ly and let it run. I have an ecommerce store and i use a shopify app called lucky orange to record my site.
I made a new shopify store for this test so the domain had never been used with instagram.
I been noticing lots of visits from facebook recently yet i have no facebook pages of my accounts or business enabled.
So i went to the search bar and type facebook for all the visits what i found they are using some type of bot and it is running the domain example www.google.com/fashionnova when the bit.ly link was www.bit.ly/fashionnova the same was said if you used the generic link it comes up with.
That lets me know they can track past a bit.ly link funny as there was a thread a day ago
discussing if instagram could track short url and links click threw instagram.
So i decided to make another account and do the same yet again they search it the same way after about a day both accounts got banned. The account was made on a fresh phone never used before with 4g not wifi and not botted.
From what i can tell instagram has a method they are using to track back any accounts with multiple links to the same domain. I had yet to do anything with the second account except add another short link with a new short link.
I think what they are doing is running those short links a couple times a day if it hits back with a 404 error everytime it flags the account.
Im thinking they repurposed the bot that check the domains when you are getting approved for facebook ads.
I went ahead grabbed another account and put the real domain and i could see hours later facebook visited example orginal domain "www.google.com/" with just a "/" nothing else not causing any 404 errors of course.
while using the original domain in your profile they are tracking it, But i have yet face a ban on that account.
So this is just a quick warrning to watch out. im still working on some other ideas about why accounts using bots to post pictures are getting accounts banned.
I already have proof that these bots are leaking the real ip when the photo is being sent to instagram. for now i wont name them since i want to do more testing.