Instagram takes action against users who buy followers, likes and comments

Instagram has started cracking down on users who bought followers, likes and comments from third-party apps. In this way, those users want to increase their popularity. Instagram removes the likes and comments and asks those users to change the password.

Changing the password would be effective, as those third-party apps can add “fake likes” by getting the passwords from those users, Instagram reports. Due to this step, after the warning that Instagram has removed the fakes, users will have to provide their passwords to such apps again.

The Facebook subsidiary would use machine learning to track down third-party apps that serve as a service to provide accounts with more followers, likes and comments. It is unknown exactly how that happens.

Instagram calls the option to buy followers “bad for the community” and it would hinder “authentic contacts” on the social network. Therefore, the site is increasingly taking action against such services. Instagram does not provide figures on how many services and users are involved.