Many people measure the success of their Instagram profiles based on the number of likes or followers they accumulate thanks to their posts. In some cases, to increase the number of their followers, they resort to strategies such as inviting them to start following them, while they also do the same.
However, this type of mechanism can find a difficult problem to overcome, Instagram restrictions that prevent following new accounts.
Below we explain what may be the reasons why Instagram prevents you from following more users:
1. Faults in the app
One reason that can explain this behavior of the platform is that the Instagram application itself is presenting failures. These can prevent not only the user from following new accounts, but also from liking the posts they see in their feed.
two. User rules
Violation of instagram’s user rules may cause the platform to decide to temporarily remove the option for a user to I can follow others. This can happen after an account receives multiple complaints from other people, either for misusing the application, using inappropriate language, or following many people and/or giving many likes on short time.
3. Outdated application
Having an outdated version of the application may cause some of its functions, such as the being able to follow others count, they may be compromised. In this situation, it is best to enter the application store and download the most recent version of the app. This will guarantee that its performance is adequate and that it does not present any kind of problems or failures when the user is browsing the Internet.
4. Suspicious behavior
Instagram may decide to block certain functionalities of a user’s account if they consider that their behavior is suspicious and could have been hacked.
One scenario where this can happen is if the person logs in from multiple devices in a short period of time. It can also happen in case multiple connections are detected from different IP addresses, as it could happen in the case of those who use VPN services.
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