This video worth watching, Spencer tries to expose instagram scammers, if we could introduce Aija to him that would be great.
Also this is the article he read in the video
My experience in the bullshit Insta-famous world
General Discussion
I was recently verified on Facebook and Instagram, and within 2 weeks I started getting invitations to instagram groups for verified profiles only. I spoke to one guy who asked me a lot of questions about how I became “famous” (I’m not famous-famous, just have some decent press and a small following). He said I need to take advantage of my blue check and that he would introduce me to people who can help grow my following further, and between them and the groups I joined I became educated on the scam.
Ever wonder why you see these super rich people with large followings? If you have money, you can be “famous”. Its simple metrics of manipulating the appearance of fame until your real following outpaces the fake one you create. It works like this, at least with the 300 or so “famous” people I have been exposed to:
-invite to the blue check DM groups. If you have a blue check, you get in free. If you dont, you pay a hefty price to get in. They told us all we could bring our friends in for the fee, even if they have next to no followers. In these groups every post you make will be commented on, liked and saved by everyone in the group. Thats up to 50 blue check comments per group you are in. This bumps you up in feeds and gets you into explore.
-fake high quality followers and likes. These are actual accounts bought from normal people and then run by bots. There is a price to use them and its not cheap but every account looks wholly legit. These will automatically like everything you post, again boosting your presence.
-fake news PR. Bullshit news-recycling websites will be used to write articles about you. You pay a heavy fee for 10 articles. Why ten? Ten web articles from strong domains means you are notable and you can get a blue check through one of the “PR” people available who can submit you to Insta through paying off a connection.
There, you’re internet famous. Everyone who sees you in the explore page thinks you are anyway, so they’re motivated to follow your badly photoshopped self. What next?
Want to be a bestselling author? Easy, theres a guy who provides a ghostwriter and does a photoshoot, makes a website for you and negotiates bulk purchases of the bullshit book they write for you. Boom you bought yourself a best seller.
Want to be known for meaningful quotes? Copywriters available to write them for you. I personally saw multiple popular “motivational” people soliciting content.
Want to look like you rub elbows with recognizable names? B-list stars are available to promo you and act like they know you for the same price as their appearance fee. Now you look extra famous!
The list is endless. Spotify plays and follows. Youtube views and subs. Facebook follows. And not by those $10/1000 follower sites you see online. Heavy duty fakes with servers dedicated to them. Its insane. Its completely fabricated and gross. Im not naming names or taking screenshots of convos, its not an exposé I just wanted it off my chest. I am positive that with a bit of digging someone could find most of this out. Its easy to find on a cheapo level, but the high-grade fraud is out there.
Insta Fame is for sale and its just as fake as the photoshop on the pics in this sub.
Sorry its slightly off the current topic, this thread moves really fast!
