You have heard this all the time, Instagram takes away fake likes and engagements. The platform has a dedicated team for identifying spam. They take down artificial followers and engagements and warn banning users who get caught continuously engaging in spammy activities.

So why does Instagram take away these likes? Instagram tells you because it is inauthentic. But if you think of it, Instagram screams but inauthenticity. Influencers and even regular people are known for faking their lives and posting pictures that do not reflect who they are in real life. The app promotes filters that drastically change people’s physical appearance, which leads to unrealistic beauty standards. With that in mind, buying likes, followers, and engagements does not seem morally wrong, right?

But why is Instagram very much against buying them? There are a few factors involved. Instagram loses a lot of money in advertising revenue if they allow people to buy likes from third-party services. Instagram also faces a lot of pressure from the community regarding these activities. Businesses want to know that they are reaching real people when paying influencers to promote their products.

To be clear, Instagram is not against spending your money to grow faster on the platform. They want you to spend it on them through advertising instead of third-party services. Unfortunately, Instagram ads are more expensive and do not guarantee specific results. Hence, people turn to third-party services for their Instagram growth needs.

Using the auditing tool HypeAuditor, Fast Host finds out that Kylie Jenner has the most fake followers on her profile. Around 40% of her 223.5M are fake! Next on the list is her sister Kendall Jenner with 37% fake followers out of her 157.6M followers.

So does having fake accounts get you banned?

Well, we still see kylie and Kendal strutting their bikini-clad bodies on Instagram, right? 

There is always a way to keep your accounts safe from the ban hammer when buying Instagram followers, likes, comments, etc.

When buying Instagram growth services, do not just purchase one engagement type. Most people want to buy followers without considering the other aspects of their engagement rate.

Engagement rate is a metric that measures how actively involved your audience is with your content.

One of the easiest ways to calculate an engagement rate is by taking the total number of your post engagement (such as likes and comments), dividing them by your follower count, and multiplying them by 100.

That means your engagement rate decreases the more followers you get (unless all these new followers engage with your posts.) The trick is to look at where you need the boost and focus there.

For example, if your post has plenty of likes but only receives a few comments, buying Instagram comments paired with shares can be a good option.

If you want constant follower growth without sacrificing your engagement, a followers+likes+comments package can give you that. You can learn more about different packages here.

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