Quick question regarding ad social proof, SMM panels, and mobile geo-targeting for ads

Hey everyone,

I wanted to run a few things by you guys and see what your thoughts are.

1. Buying likes for social proof on ads
I'm thinking about running an ad, grabbing the direct link to that specific ad post, and sending a small batch of likes to it (around 100–150 likes max, nothing crazy like 20k) just to give it some basic social proof. Do you think this strategy is safe, or is it going to trigger a flag and get my ad account restricted? Also, if anyone knows of a solid, reliable SMM panel for this kind of drip-feed, drop some recommendations below.

2. VPNs/Proxies on Android for ad spying
Has anyone successfully used a VPN or a proxy on an Android device to browse Facebook, Instagram, or TikTok and view localized ads from another country? If you connect a good proxy or VPN app, does it actually trick the native apps into showing you local feeds and regional ads, or do they still leak your real region?

If you guys know of any reliable providers that sell clean mobile proxies or VPN accounts specifically for this kind of workflow, I’d really appreciate the recommendations.

Looking forward to hearing your insights!

Do not buy likes, your ads will get flagged no matter where you buy them because quality likes are no soo longer around, platforms know how to recognize such activities and patterns

For a proxy on mobile you need a special app, like ShadowRocket; Never use a VPN

I respectfully disagree with the previous post. I do buy likes and comments (for meta), and the results usually skyrocket after that. Of course, you need to be wise to insert likes and comments to a quantity that really makes sense to the number of views of your ad (you can't send 100 likes if 20 people saw the content), and most important, you need to have a good offer. Because if the offer is sh**, there are no ways to make it sell.

itsworth said:

I respectfully disagree with the previous post. I do buy likes and comments (for meta), and the results usually skyrocket after that. Of course, you need to be wise to insert likes and comments to a quantity that really makes sense to the number of views of your ad (you can't send 100 likes if 20 people saw the content), and most important, you need to have a good offer. Because if the offer is sh**, there are no ways to make it sell.

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Spot on about the offer quality! Quick question though: where do you usually buy yours from? Most panels I see are sketchy, so a reliable recommendation would be awesome.

angeldev10 said:

Spot on about the offer quality! Quick question though: where do you usually buy yours from? Most panels I see are sketchy, so a reliable recommendation would be awesome.

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Just any from the forum here. Access https://www.blackhatworld.com/forums/social-media-panels.302/ and choose any option there. Personally i used almost all of then. Some will work for some things, some for others... make sure you receive a test value (most smm panels here offer this option) and invest in the one you see that's working for you.

And just to be clear: i just won't indicate any because even me every once in a while need to try different ones depending on the project. There's no clear winner.

i'd keep the two things separate use normal tools for ad research and avoid anything that artificially inflates engagement.