Powerlikes 2019: The Dark Side?

[BillionManager]

Hi guys,

I (literally) work on Instagram as second job for years with +10million impressions per week,

I've been growing my accounts with great results with "Fuel.." powerlikes (1/20/50/100k slots) but since 3-4 months I often get shadowbanned, using only 3-4 medium hashtags per post.

Three questions (answer what you can):

1- Is it possible that IG has now "flagged" those accounts that give the like?
So not only they don't boost the post anymore, but also compromise the account causing shadowban?

2- My feeling is when you get PVA it causes shadowban not only on the hitten account, but also on the other ones you're logged in on the same device. Thoughts?

2- What is the best POWERLIKES service nowadays?
[Obviously do not try to sell me Fuel slots...]

Thank you

 

[John242]

Their "Power" aka growth and reach has definitely diminished in the last 2-3 months. It could be any one of a number of these reasons, or several/all:

-IG has somehow caught on and is reducing the reach of any account using Powerlikes
-IG detects that too many large accounts that aren't following you have liked the post, and they "shut it down" so to speak (limit the reach)
-Too many people are using PL services making each less powerful
-The big accounts giving them are giving too many per day. Again less potent
-IG has figured out how to detect "real" activity from real humans - and any that does not come from within the app itself is deemed as "fake" and it doesn't "count" towards helping you get more reach (and possibly hurts you too)

To answer your questions:

#1 - this is too much of a generalization...what you mentioned would highly depend on the provider and the method their bot is using to control the accounts and deliver the likes. I have a few accounts giving likes and some still grow great, and some do not, so again I don't think we can make a generalization either way.


#2 - Anytime you get a phone verification, I think your account is f*cked up for a long time. Some accounts can recover from it, and some never can. It's just another IG mystery.


But we have a seen a new and dirty tactic from them recently - if one of your accounts is disabled, they will actually ban/block the device ID so you cannot use IG anymore or create a new account on that device. You'll have to wipe it clean or get a new device.


#3 - Ultimately it depends on the quality of the accounts giving the likes, which will always change. For example many big accounts are dropping out as giving accounts because of all the recent heat.


I think IG was great and none of these were issues prior to October 1st. But when the founders of the platform voluntarily walk away and FB takes control, that can't be good news in any way for those who profit from IG using Blackhat methods...

 

[BillionManager]

Their "Power" aka growth and reach has definitely diminished in the last 2-3 months. It could be any one of a number of these reasons, or several/all:

-IG has somehow caught on and is reducing the reach of any account using Powerlikes
-IG detects that too many large accounts that aren't following you have liked the post, and they "shut it down" so to speak (limit the reach)
-Too many people are using PL services making each less powerful
-The big accounts giving them are giving too many per day. Again less potent
-IG has figured out how to detect "real" activity from real humans - and any that does not come from within the app itself is deemed as "fake" and it doesn't "count" towards helping you get more reach (and possibly hurts you too)

To answer your questions:

#1 - this is too much of a generalization...what you mentioned would highly depend on the provider and the method their bot is using to control the accounts and deliver the likes. I have a few accounts giving likes and some still grow great, and some do not, so again I don't think we can make a generalization either way.


#2 - Anytime you get a phone verification, I think your account is f*cked up for a long time. Some accounts can recover from it, and some never can. It's just another IG mystery.


But we have a seen a new and dirty tactic from them recently - if one of your accounts is disabled, they will actually ban/block the device ID so you cannot use IG anymore or create a new account on that device. You'll have to wipe it clean or get a new device.


#3 - Ultimately it depends on the quality of the accounts giving the likes, which will always change. For example many big accounts are dropping out as giving accounts because of all the recent heat.


I think IG was great and none of these were issues prior to October 1st. But when the founders of the platform voluntarily walk away and FB takes control, that can't be good news in any way for those who profit from IG using Blackhat methods...

Thanks for the extensive reply,

#1 Yes I am exclusively referring to Fuel = Fuelgram as provider which probably the most popular

#2 Just made a factory reset, will see how it goes now.

3# Do you suggest a better provider of Pwlikes?

Thank you

 

[Jessica Folley]

I have strong doubt that PVA would cause shadowban to the other accounts on the same device. I have not had this impression on my child accounts.

 

[ilovetobun69]

I have strong doubt that PVA would cause shadowban to the other accounts on the same device. I have not had this impression on my child accounts.

I don't know..some accounts after phone verify can dm,like,follow, comment but can't repost all sudden after . It could depend on how the accounts are ran?

 

[King_zyzz]

I can confirm with 100%, that a phone verification can cause a shadowban of 2 weeks.

 

[ilovetobun69]

I can confirm with 100%, that a phone verification can cause a shadowban of 2 weeks.

You have the repost issue too? I still can't post on two of my accounts 3 weeks later. Instagram removes it.

 

[King_zyzz]

You have the repost issue too? I still can't post on two of my accounts 3 weeks later. Instagram removes it.

Sounds like a proxy issue to me

 

[ilovetobun69]

Sounds like a proxy issue to me

i dont think so i tried with multiple mobile ips and also tried with my own ip . same exact ip is fine with accounts that did not get phone verify.

 

[underground-rap]

I can confirm with 100%, that a phone verification can cause a shadowban of 2 weeks.

If you do not verify it or after you did?