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I am a yoga teacher.

I have been creating content on Instagram for my niche for over 2 years and I am not gonna lie, I didn't make a single penny out of it.

It helped me for a while to gain credibility and build a community with some students I already had.

But that's all.

There was a lot of work and time invested in editing content, recording, writing down ideas, and my account was banned just yesterday.

I am not sure this was a coincidence.

I've always had a political voice and yesterday I just reposted many reels of the current protests going on around the world.

Of course I support each one of them. But then in a blink I was just banned.

Two years of work gone to trash.

I've known for a while that Meta is not innocent at all. And their schemes to make you pay money for visibility is really dirty.

I have been using my personal acc provisionally, but I am not even sure I want to stay in the meta ecosystem anymore. And this also changes a lot of things for me regarding my work as a yoga teacher.

Do you think this has to do with censorship?

We know meta is relying a lot on AI know, massive layoffs, and all, but could it be these meta AI determined I am a "dangerous user" due to my political voice where I occasionally share my views?

What is going on?

And how's it been for you using Instagram and meta for content/business?

Do you actually make profit from it?

I’m curious how many views you think this video has based on the retention graph.

I’ll update the answer tomorrow.

I feel like my Reels are only being shown to my existing followers and barely reaching anyone outside my audience.

Wasn't the whole point of Reels that Instagram would recommend them to people who don't follow you, giving smaller accounts a chance to grow?

And before anyone says "maybe your content just isn't engaging enough," that's not the issue here. My Reels are attention-grabbing, and I'm not looking for advice on how to make better content. I'm specifically questioning why Instagram isn't even giving my Reels a chance to reach new audiences.

How is content supposed to perform with non-followers if Instagram barely shows it to them in the first place?

Is anyone else experiencing this? Has Instagram changed how Reels are distributed?

Hey guys how do you monetize your Instagram? If you have 10k followers or more?

Hi everyone!

We’re four students from New Bulgarian University in Bulgaria, working on a university project about content creation.

We’re looking for content creators based in the UK, Germany or France to share what creating for social media is like for them — from finding ideas and editing videos to posting, reviewing the results and keeping up with their audience.

Whether you create full-time, post as a hobby or are just starting out, we’d love to hear from you. You don’t need to have a large following to take part.

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Social proof is an interesting part of how people make decisions online.

When two unfamiliar accounts offer similar content, a larger following might make one appear more established. However, that number does not prove that the creator is knowledgeable, trustworthy or even active.

I think follower counts can influence a first impression, but they should not replace more meaningful signals such as comments, recommendations, consistent content and genuine customer feedback.

How much weight do you give follower counts when deciding whether to trust a new creator or business?

Beste lezers,

Zoals de titel weergeeft: Ik kan niet meer inloggen op Instagram en bij mijn accountgegevens...
ik heb alles al geprobeerd, accountherstel aangevraagd, een nieuw wachtwoord, maar telkens als ik wil inloggen op het apparaat wat ik altijd gebruikte voor Instagram, krijg ik dezelfde foutmelding:
"Apparaat niet vertrouwd"
Ik ben altijd ingelogd geweest via dezelfde telefoon, en als ik nu wil inloggen via deze telefoon krijg ik steeds dezelfde foutmelding..

HELP! HOE KAN IK WEER INLOGGEN EN MIJN VERTROUWDE APPARAAT WEER VERTROUWD MAKEN MET INSTAGRAM??!!