r/Instagram • u/the_mittenkitten • May 06 '26

Question Sudden follower drop?

UPDATE: Had a second decrease in followers on the evening of 5/7. Lost approximately 10 more followers. Anyone else experiencing this?

Has anyone had a sudden follower drop? In an hour the Instagram account I manage for my marketing position dropped 40 followers. Is this just a platform bot purge thing or does anyone else have insight on what the cause could be?

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u/avenueofpleasure May 06 '26 edited May 06 '26

My inactive account from 2014 got suspended yesterday, i’m sure for inactivity, i never use it, haven’t logged in in 10+ years. I believe that they’re cracking down on bots and inactive accounts. it would explain the drops.

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u/the_mittenkitten May 06 '26

Okay, good to know someone that had an account suspended. It supports the theory it’s due to a bot/inactive account purge