Fake followers

Fake followers are bought or automated accounts that follow a channel without being interested in its content.

They inflate the follower count and lower the engagement rate because they don't interact. A typical sign is a sudden jump in follower growth without an obvious cause such as a viral video or a giveaway. Nindo detects these anomalies automatically for Instagram and TikTok and shows whether a post could explain them.

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