My Instagram reach completely died after bot comments. Anyone recovered from this?
Hi everyone. I really need some advice.
Around a week ago, one of my reels was doing well (around 4k views), and then suddenly someone spammed my comments with bot comments.
I deleted all the bot comments, checked my Account Status and everything is green. I don't have any violations or restrictions.
But ever since then, my reach has completely dropped.
Before this, I was getting much better reach. Now my recent reels are getting things like:
~500 views after 2 hours
~900 views after almost a day
I haven't changed my content much, and I'm still posting consistently.
My questions are:
Can bot comments actually affect reach?
Has anyone recovered from something like this?
How long did it take?
Should I keep posting normally, or should I take a break?
I'd really appreciate hearing from anyone who's experienced this. Thanks!