Understanding Instagram Shadowban
If all your posts or videos are facing a drastic fall since a specific period of time. That means Instagram is moving your account down. And hence your account is shadowban. Don’t worry Instagram does not have personal issues with you, it is because of violation of terms and conditions. Which may happen knowingly or unknowingly.
How to know if Instagram has shadowbanned your account or not ?
There is a simple trick you can use to confirm if your account is shadowban or not. Use an unpopular hashtag on your latest post. After you posted, now check your recent post from a different Instagram account. Make sure this person does not follow you on instagram. Check for the hashtag you used on your post, and find out if your account is showing under the recent of that particular hashtag. If yes, then your account is not shadowban and if no, then your Instagram account is shadowban. Read More: A Simple Step-By-Step Guide to Delete All Instagram Posts
6 Tips to Avoid getting Shadowbanned on Instagram
1. Follow the terms and conditions
This is the most basic rule every social media user should follow. Whatever gets on to the social media this or that way, definitely affects the society. So, before posting keeping in mind is it conserving rights of intellectual property, is it acceptable for a broad range of people, am I creating a genuine audience base for myself or is it spam for the sake of speed? If you keep all of it in your mind, you won’t violate any public guidelines
2. Do Not Use Restricted Hashtags
If Knowingly or unknowingly you used a barred hashtag on your Instagram account. It will result in your shadowbanned Instagram account. There are chances that you are not aware if the hashtag you are using is banned or not? To remove the doubt, you can search the hashtag on Instagram, if there are various posts and videos related to this, then it is not barred. And if there is nothing in the results then probably it is barred. In this case it is better to avoid it. In other words it will also save you from violation of terms and conditions.
3. Don’t Buy Followers
If you are also that Instagram user, who wants a big fan base then there are chances for you to try a shortcut. Which means to buy followers. For the short term it’s a good idea but in the long run you may get into trouble. Fake followers can result in Instagram shadowban and if the situation gets worse then you may get permanently banned on Instagram. So better is to avoid shortcuts.
4. Do not indulge in to third party Instagram apps
There are numerous apps with very exciting offers such as ‘check who viewed your profile’ ‘check who has unfollowed you’. These curious questions tempt us to indulge in third party apps. Or maybe unknowingly we get in touch with third party apps. Go to your settings > locate ‘Apps and Websites’ (you will find the websites or apps that have access to your account) > Figure out if there is Third-party indulgence, then remove it.
5. Be mindful of who you follow on Instagram
Another tactic to get famous in a short period of time is trying to follow multiple accounts who promise to help you increase your followers. As a result your account may be found spam for the Instagram algorithm, and it may become another reason for your Instagram account getting shadowbanned. Better option is to follow genuine accounts, who literally teach how to create better content, rather than shortcuts to reach heights
6. Block the bots accounts from your Instagram account
Bots accounts are fake accounts on Instagram. And they are probably following you also. If there are dozens of them, then again Instagram algorithm will spot you as spam. Result again shadowban. You can find out bots accounts in following ways
These accounts have multiple posts, with only one face and one pictureThey have fake account addresses such as name+1234 etc. They have inappropriate content on their account.
If you find any of such signs, block them immediately. Most of the reasons for getting shadowbanned are the shortcuts which users use to get popularity without really putting in hard work. All the tips mentioned above are to make you aware as well as choose authentic ways to grow on Instagram. And prevent yourself from getting shadowbanned on Instagram. Read More: Instagram is Testing Full-Screen Feed- A Feed Like TikTok
