Not a shadowban, but still a ban (?)

elPimps

elPimps

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I'm facing a weird experience.
Today i noticed that the last 4 posts have reached a low ER so i investigated more deeply.
Analyzing the last post, i can see it in the popular of every hashtag but not if i browse it from a private session.
So i thought i was shadowbanned but the post is actually present in the hashtag FEED.

What kind of ban is this?
 
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is hard with all this hashtags bans at the moment , they really started to fu$% us really hard :/
 
But it's a strange thing...
I'm actually present in the FEED also if i browse it anonymous
 
I've noticed something similar, but with comments. When you hover over the post, it shows, for example, 1,200 likes and 54 comments. Yet, when you go to see the comments, there are only 51.

If I check from a private session, not login into Instagram with any account, I can see all 54 comments. If I login with any account, I can only see 51 comments. Even login in with the account of the post, I can only see 51 comments, but IG stats says there are 54 comments.
 
UPDATE
Don't ask me why...
but i'm actually back in popular for certaing hashtags and removed from other hashtags... it's totally random!!!!
When logged i can see the post popular in most of the hashtag i use.
When checking it anonymously i'm in popular on half of the hashtags.

In both situations i'm in the FEED of every hashtag.

WTF?
 
Hey elPimps,

I am having the exact problem. My posts usually get around 1.5K-2K likes.
Today I checked and my post got around 1k, just from my following.

I think it has to do with the recent changes and it's some sort of ban. I ran into some temp disables of some functions and FL had been giving me some error with likes.

Last response code: 400 -> Media not found or unavailable was received from instagram [username]
Profile loading Error [username]
 
Had the same happening to me the last couple of days. Less engagement yet not shadow banned, really confusing.
 
I don't know if this is an algorytm issue or it's a new kind of BAN or a limitation or whatever...

It's something like the low hashtags are untouched (max 10k posts) buy the medium hashtags are in some way included in this "ban" (10k+ ?)

no... it's totally random -.-
i see 27 likes photos in popular and mine (80 atm) just in the feed (30 min old post)
 
I've noticed the same thing.
About a 50-60% drop to my likes and comments. I post every day and my follower's count is increasing every day so there isnt a natural(low engagement) cause for this.
Something changed about instagram's algorithm. Maybe something with the explore page and something about how the whole like system works.
 
It's not just a dropping in ER.
There is something strange how the photos get into popular now.
And how YOU see it and OTHERS see it...
 
Can you guys give me some background, what got you in this situation.

Did you get temp. disabled functions before noticing this? Run into FL errors, and which etc.

Running localy or on a proxy etc.

Like I Said I was experiencing some errors/disables in FL the past days on this account, mainly with the like function. Havent posted in the meanwhile. The other accounts are now running fine, except this one still having issues with the like function.
 
Nothing at all, i was running an old version of FL (9.6.5) and didn't got any errors.
No warning or messages at all in instagram.
 
Experiencing exactly the same thing.

Thought I must be shadowbanned but when I go onto my other account and check the hashtags, my posts are there. I'm thinking that posts are coming into the hashtag feed only for accounts who have interacted with or searched for your account recently.

But this is really stressing me out. I have 65k followers and my last like was 20 minute ago. Even last night a few hours after I had posted during my peak time, I was getting a fraction of the likes and engagement as usual.

As it's my business page and we have some strong promotions coming up soon, I really need a fix of some sort. I am thinking of running some Instagram Ads but not sure if this can resolve my issues.
 
DarkInvoker said:
Experiencing exactly the same thing.

Thought I must be shadowbanned but when I go onto my other account and check the hashtags, my posts are there. I'm thinking that posts are coming into the hashtag feed only for accounts who have interacted with or searched for your account recently.

But this is really stressing me out. I have 65k followers and my last like was 20 minute ago. Even last night a few hours after I had posted during my peak time, I was getting a fraction of the likes and engagement as usual.

As it's my business page and we have some strong promotions coming up soon, I really need a fix of some sort. I am thinking of running some Instagram Ads but not sure if this can resolve my issues.
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What do you think is causing this, were you also actively using FL? and received errors/disables of functions?
 
Got the same. IG shows I'm in top posts but in reality In only in 1/2 of the top posts, I'm doing f/u of about total 500 per day
 
King_zyzz said:
What do you think is causing this, were you also actively using FL? and received errors/disables of functions?
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I'm thinking maybe my auto commenting...or just the automation in general.

Thing is, I was only unfollowing max 250 people per day, with rest days. And commenting on only 30 or so a day, which I was only running for 2 days. I'm thinking maybe Instagram's new algorithm is a lot smarter now and can detect any automation? (basically if ur non stop liking for 10 hours regardless of the rest time - it would flag you).

Now my powerlikes are back and my posts aren't performing as badly, but it does to show how shockingly bad my organic reach is...for a 65k account to be getting 4k impressions on average I think is very poor.
 
8.5k following and 1.2k impressions...
 
elPimps said:
8.5k following and 1.2k impressions...
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Thats not to bad right, my only concern is having no engagement out of hashtags, really limiting growth.
Can you sent me your IG username I wanna check it out also, today's post still having issues?
 
Mhh... today is strange and i'm getting a lot of comments (no much likes btw)
 
I'm going lower and lower... yesterday i got a boost on comments but never had few likes like yesterday... (8.5k 150 likes at best time...)
900 impression
700 coverage
 
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