interesting NEW instagram Blocks

[unknownsmmers]

I've noticed something interesting recently during my warm ups, hinting to a quickly learning & improving AI.

It was a sunny afternoon & Everything was going fine with no problems..

All of a sudden during my warm up, every now and again an account was hit with an action block... but normally it's no big deal right?

Simple solutions could involve holding it aside for the next round of warm ups, which is what I'd normally consider.

But this time - I tried something different..

After getting hit with a follow block, I clicked a random profile away from where I was targeting & clicked "follow", and it stuck with no block.. Meaning: the action block only occured on 1 targeted action and not the next action (after I did 1 genuine action - it let me follow 1 more.) I repeated the step of 1 more genuine action away from where I was targeting & followed 1 person, but got another block - regardless of what I tried (2 blocks within 2 minutes, off & on)

So I shrugged my shoulders & moved onto the next warm ups. All fine..

Boom, later that sunny afternoon down my warm up line - the same issue occured & the same solution worked.
1 genuine action away from where I was targeting (after a block), let me follow another person instantly.
Without trying to leave an action print within minutes by testing around, I decided moved down the line for a later date test...

Seems like something to take note of & test around with yourself.

Maybe it's a feature we now need, a "browse after block" button..

has anybody else tried/experienced this?

 

[Gazza_571]

Honestly no, I haven't experienced this though I'm extremely excited to see this happen. This will be a new testing experience.

 

[unknownsmmers]

Honestly no, I haven't experienced this though I'm extremely excited to see this happen. This will be a new testing experience.

Yeah it'll definitely be a new testing/learning experience, I would assume the more blocks you get in a shorter period of time is helping them catch bad accounts that are manually used (rather than the standard week ban & onto the next account)

 

[Gazza_571]

Yeah it'll definitely be a new testing/learning experience, I would assume the more blocks you get in a shorter period of time is helping them catch bad accounts that are manually used (rather than the standard week ban & onto the next account)

Well so far I'm noticing a lot of blocks on manually managed accounts, so this will definitely be something to try for these accounts.

 

[100x]

Yes, the old method of warming up accounts are too aggressive they must've changed something.

 

[1325144]

Yeah.. Facebook and instagram were in the past good, but now.. everything you do you will get banned shit company

 

[unknownsmmers]

Well so far I'm noticing a lot of blocks on manually managed accounts, so this will definitely be something to try for these accounts.

Yeah let us know if you experience anything similar

Yes, the old method of warming up accounts are too aggressive they must've changed something.

Yeah I've had to cut back almost 50% on warmups

Yeah.. Facebook and instagram were in the past good, but now.. everything you do you will get banned shit company

I'm hoping this only lasts 12 more months , until elections are over

 

[gotzucked]

Did Ig institute new blocks last night? Engagement seems down significantly across the various accounts that I follow. m/s still working?

 

[Gazza_571]

Did Ig institute new blocks last night? Engagement seems down significantly across the various accounts that I follow. m/s still working?

M/S hardly working due to people struggling to open multiple accounts, as well as inSTA seeing links between accounts and placing them under heavy monitoring, ie. for Insta Pod groups, M/S accounts etc.

Yeah let us know if you experience anything similar

So far it seems to be helping reduce blocks, especially if we start following accounts far from the target niche... Learn fast they do...

 

[gotzucked]

M/S hardly working due to people struggling to open multiple accounts, as well as inSTA seeing links between accounts and placing them under heavy monitoring, ie. for Insta Pod groups, M/S accounts etc.

Wow, even M/S hardly working? Is the end nigh?

 

[unknownsmmers]

Did Ig institute new blocks last night? Engagement seems down significantly across the various accounts that I follow. m/s still working?

Oddly enough my engagement has doubled / tripled recently, and my reach doubled. I'm reaching equal amounts to my followers on my main promotional account

M/S hardly working due to people struggling to open multiple accounts, as well as inSTA seeing links between accounts and placing them under heavy monitoring, ie. for Insta Pod groups, M/S accounts etc.

Very true, but I'm about to launch a test with 300 Spartans

So far it seems to be helping reduce blocks, especially if we start following accounts far from the target niche... Learn fast they do...

Yeah! I wonder if they're putting a tag niche beside users, and figuring out which users are highly targeting (taking advantage).

Wow, even M/S hardly working? Is the end nigh?

I could imagine thou shall get worse and worse until fort night (elections end) ,

then it may be better or okay for thee

 

[Gazza_571]

Wow, even M/S hardly working? Is the end nigh?

Nay brother, the end is never nigh, only our sight is limited. We need to see new ways of taking advantage of what they assume are their strengths.

Very true, but I'm about to launch a test with 300 Spartans

i wish you the best of luck, 300 is a large control group so if all fails (I hope it doesn't) you should have a fair amount of data that you can use for your next army.

 

[unknownsmmers]

We need to see new ways of taking advantage of what they assume are their strengths.

Well said

i wish you the best of luck, 300 is a large control group so if all fails (I hope it doesn't) you should have a fair amount of data that you can use for your next army.

Thank you & exactly my plan! So far so good!

 

[macdonjo3]

It was a sunny afternoon & Everything was going fine with no problems..

How warm was it though?

 

[unknownsmmers]

How warm was it though?

It was a 77°F warm day with a slight breeze trickling through my hair, and as I took small sips of steamy darkroast coffee I could hear the birds singing and dancing through the air...

But then, it all happened....

 

[macdonjo3]

It was a 77°F warm day with a slight breeze trickling through my hair, and as I took small sips of steamy darkroast coffee I could hear the birds singing and dancing through the air...

But then, it all happened....

hahaha

 

[Gazza_571]

In regards to an update, I've been getting my VA's to completely switch niche follower groups every time they hit a block, out of a group of +-25 I'd say about 5 of them show no affect and the block remains, though the other 20 odd accounts have no problem with blocks after switching 'niche' follower groups. TLDR: get a block, pick followers from a completely unrelated niche and block goes away 80% of the time (so far). Same as June, now we experiment.

 

[unknownsmmers]

a group of +-25 I'd say about 5 of them show no affect and the block remains, though the other 20 odd accounts have no problem with blocks

Whether this is a way to get around the block, or show you're a human by doing 1 more action after you get a block (most bots stop nowadays) it may help keep accounts safer & it would be smart to test around & keep some notes

 

[Mr Positive]

I will have to try this method before I can confirm if it’s working for me or no thanks for sharing

 

[unknownsmmers]

I will have to try this method before I can confirm if it’s working for me or no thanks for sharing

Please share your experiences here with a variety of accounts as one of the recent comment posters mentioned they did (some worked, some didn't) so we can find a solution for others