DO CELEBRITIES BUY INSTAGRAM FOLLOWERS?
Do celebrities buy Instagram followers? Why should they? As they are already big celebrities and people automatically will follow them. But is it enough for them? No, if their real following would had satisfied them then there was no need to buy likes and views to their post. But we all know that celebrities and Instagram influencers even the big shots in the industry are into buying fake followers.
What are Bot or Fake Instagram followers?
Instagram is one of the most popular social media platforms for celebrities and influencers. There’s a huge variety of users engaging through these platforms. While using these platforms as a network of communication, these influencers and celebrities face a major issue of lack of followers. These social media platforms try to use different strategies to increase their followers. So, sometimes instead of working a little hard, they try to use different methods and one of them is to buy Instagram followers. So these big celebrities end up buying Instagram followers, to show a huge crowd on their profile, and to boost their fragile ego.
CONTROVERSY ALL OVER THE GLOBE
One of the most popular talked about social media, Kim Kardashian was accused of buying fake followers. And to everybody’s surprise, it was not the first time of the allegation. Back in 2015, when Instagram deposed millions of fake accounts, a range of celebrities lost a huge number of their fake following where Kim Kardashian lost 1.3 million followers but unfortunately it was nothing when compared to Akon who lost 56% of his following in the first hit.
The top 10 ‘Showbiz’ Celebrities who have more fake followers:-
- Ellen DeGeneres — 49% (American chat Show host)
- BTS — 47% (Korean Pop-Band)
- Taylor Swift — 46% (American Singer)
- Ariana Grande — 46% (American Singer and Actress)
- Kourtney Kardashian — 46% (American Media Personality)
- Miley Cyrus — 45% (American Singer-Songwriter)
- Deepika Padukone — 45% (Indian Film Actress)
- Katy Perry — 44% (American Singer-Songwriter)
- Khloe Kardashian — 43% (American Media Personality)
- Priyanka Chopra — 43% (Indian Actress)
And like this, many celebrities were accused regarding the fake followers, just to boost the count and display their valuable profile. But then a majority of them declined this accusation and insisted that their profiles were targeted by the fake followers without their knowledge.
The Dirty Business of Buying and Selling of Instagram Followers and Likes!
There’s a huge business of selling Instagram followers which is not illegal. Huge celebrities are buying fake followers to boost their profile and their fame. Selling and buying of followers are directly proportional to Instagram's fame because as the celebrity will buy fake followers, automatically it will increase their fame and glamour. If social media platforms like Instagram and Twitter think that this is not secured and illegal than they must take strict action against the buying and selling of Instagram followers.
BOTTOM LINE
Instagram purged millions of fake accounts when Twitter announced the new policy of the removal of bot users on Twitter for its privacy and to remove hate speeches and political misinformation. In April 2019, President Trump reported to twitter regarding the decrease in his followers, to which Twitter replied the breakdown of the policy on the removal of the bot and fake followers. The abolition of fake followers was a good decision as bots can put a high privacy risk on anybody’s profile. Being a bot follower, it can easily access through your passwords and can even spread viruses.
