Before anyone starts acting smart and telling me it's because of the proxy or device, I use iPhones, real devices, and I've tested a lot of proxies (mobile proxies), so I know which ones are good and which ones aren't.I've been doing Instagram automation (mass reels) for a long time. In my opinion, Instagram really has a good algorithm for pushing videos. Accounts used to get banned normally, but it was okay. However, after all these updates, literally almost none of them survive. The weirdest thing of all is that they don't ban all accounts, just the good ones meaning the ones that go viral and gain followers. As soon as an account breaks through and goes viral, it gets instantly banned. When I log into the account, I get a standard human verification, and after I enter the code and everything else, I get a selfie verification that never passes. So it's not because of the content, I know that happens on some, but not in 80% of cases. I find it weird that they only flag the profiles that go viral, while leaving the rest untouched.
Is Instagram cooked?
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voxeltoon
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- Jul 1, 2026
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it seems like there are some similarities. there comes a point where the account grows too fast nd then the account gets much more attention than other accounts. although the content may not be problematiic the fast growth nd automation can raise some alarms for instagrams systems. sadly enough it becomes very hard to get the account back once it hits the selffie verification phase.
moneihonei
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- Jun 24, 2026
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I understand, but I have a question: do you still use your account like a real person, or do you simply use it to upload Reels? If it's the latter, you need to maintain a human-like consistency at all times.
Ask them to send you the reason why they deactivated these accounts; you can then reclaim your account.
it makes sense for me y u feel that way about the accounts which do well are the ones being targeted. in my opinion, smaller accounts are unable to generate sufficient signals to undergo an extra level of scrutiny but those accounts which grow rapidly undergo analysis. such systems r based on pattern recognition nd even legal activity can be consideered suspicious.
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I've noticed similar patterns lately. It feels like once an account starts getting unusual reach, Instagram's systems take a much closer look at it, especially if there's any sign of automation. It can be really frustrating when the accounts that perform best are the ones that get hit first.
ConversionScout
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Going viral is not always a sign that something is wrong. Sometimes automated systems become stricter when an account gets a lot of activity quickly.
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What niche are you talking about here?
hitzgh
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- Jul 27, 2022
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Yes I have also noticed Instagram has become much stricter with automated behavior. Viral accounts get more scrutiny so if the system detcts unusual activity, they may be reviewed more aggressively but it does not mean the content is the issue, account behavior is also play a big role.
Well, when you have thousands of accounts and run mass Reels, it's impossible to maintain a warmup on every profile. It used to work without it before, but after this update it became an issue though that doesn't necessarily mean that's the cause.
Those are spam accounts, like I said, I run mass Reels. I can't request account recovery for hundreds of profiles first of all, because they'll never give them back, and second, it takes way too much time and isn't worth it.
Yeah, it's really sad, but even before, a few would drop or a third would get hit, and it was still worth it. But I find it really weird that account creation works literally without any issues, same with links, but as soon as you get higher views, boom banned immediately (and it's not because of the link, even accounts without links are getting banned).
ontheballpro
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- Jul 2, 2025
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going viral isn't usually the reason an account gets flagged but fast growth combined with automation can make Instagram take a much closer look. even if you're using real devices and good proxies, repeated automated actions can trigger security checks that are hard to pass once they start.
If you want accounts to last longer try reducing automation mixing in normal human activity and building accounts more naturally instead of relying on mass posting. thats my perspective not being smart as u said don't act smart
That's easily fixed you need a real phone and a good proxy, and it's easy if you're running just a few profiles. But if you're doing it at a mass scale, that's where the real challenge arises in keeping them safe, because warming them up isn't an option when you have so many, along with everything else a normal person would do.
