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Instagram announced today that it will begin removing inauthentic likes, follows and comments from accounts that use third-party apps to boost their popularity. According to Instagram the third-party apps in question violate its policies and users will be prompted to stop using them.
Accounts that use the questionable services will receive in-app messages alerting them that inauthentic likes, follows and comments given by their account to others have been removed. Affected users will also have to change their password.
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"Since the early days of Instagram, we have auto-detected and removed fake accounts to protect our community," the company wrote in a blog post. "Today's update is just another step in keeping Instagram a vibrant community where people connect and share in authentic ways."
The company says it has developed a series of machine-learning tools that can identify the use this type of third-party apps and users who continue with their use will "see their Instagram experience impacted". This could be limited access to certain features, for example.
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