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How long does it take to break out of 200 view jail on pet Instagram?

My Instagram page for my cats generally caps at 200-500 views per reel with only a few breakouts. Even if I use hooks and formats that were successful for other pet pages,y views remain low.

I know it's controversial but I have tried boosting to see how the response is when more people see it and the reels do perform decently in that case.

I tried trial reels and only the ones like "if you scroll we'll never meet" got more than 500 views.

Because of this I've been trying new buckets of reels, lengths, text, hashtags, captions, and idk where to go from here. I post several times a week and have this account for close to a year.

I also know I can make the posts for trendy but I do want more of a cozy/slow living vibe for the page so not every trendy thing fits...

How do these cozy, slow living pet/home pages grow organically, get high reach, and find their target audience? I feel stuck and demotivated...

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u/kindredkoala — 5 hours ago
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Meta employee allegedly abused internal tools on my account. Now I’m blocked from Meta Verified + Support Cases

Hi everyone. I’ve exhausted every official channel. I believe my account is being restricted as retaliation for reporting abuse, and I need help.

Timeline
Unauthorized Access Found: 4 unknown accounts were linked to my Instagram Accounts Center.
Other changes I found:
- Instagram+ subscription was disabled
- Facebook Profile was unlinked and blocked from re-adding
- Advanced Protection was turned OFF. I had it on 2 of my 4 accounts.
- 2FA + selfie protection + 10 year old email + strong password were all active. Login history shows only me. It should be impossible to log in.
Scale: 4 of my OG Instagram accounts were affected. 2M+ followers total.
Reported to Meta: Opened Case and provided evidence.
Went Public: Posted here on Reddit. Post reached Top 1%.
Temporary Fix: For ∼2 days after going public, I could access payment and support again.
Restrictions Returned: Now everything is blocked again.

Current Issues
Cannot purchase Meta Verified: . Tried on 2 accounts, 20+ times. I changed my name to exactly match my government ID and birthday. Still fails. [Screenshot 1]
Blocked from Support Chat: for 24+ hours. [Screenshot 2]
Payment issues: Started at the same time as the unauthorized access.
Account Restrictions: New flags put on my account after I reported this.

For context: I used to get approved for Meta Verified within 1 hour with no issues.

Why I’m concerned
Meta Trust & Safety employees have internal tools that can place flags to block payments, verification, and support access.
The timing is what worries me: restrictions started right after I reported the breach, and got worse after I went public.

I have filed a formal complaint with the EU DSB for potential GDPR violations and data abuse.

What I’m asking
Has anyone else had restrictions placed after reporting internal abuse?
Can Meta please conduct a full audit of Case and confirm in writing that all restrictions/flags have been removed?
Please share this. If internal tools can be misused like this, it can happen to anyone.

Proof: Screenshots attached.

I’m not asking for special treatment. I’m asking for my accounts to be restored to normal and for Meta to confirm that no employee can abuse access like this.

Thank you for reading.

u/Radiant_Brother_5625 — 11 hours ago

Trying to make Threads account for second Insta profile

This is my first time joining Threads. I wanted to only make it for my second Insta profile but when I came to the account creation screen it only showed me the option to link my primary profile. I created a Threads account with that primary profile and tried to add a second one, but when I put in my secondary username and got to the terms and conditions, it would not allow me to accept (just saying “try again” over and over). Is this a temporary bug or am I doing something wrong on my side?

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u/Federalist88 — 6 hours ago
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This is happening Even I turned on my 2fa and now I'm very concerned... Help me someone

u/TaxEvery5882 — 12 hours ago
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Instagram Messages Restriction Still there after successful Review

my account received a 30 day messaging restriction for "fraud, scams and deceptive practices."
I requested a review immediately, verified email and phone OTP, and the same day at 21:06 IST I received this message: "We removed restrictions from your account. We've found that our technology made a mistake when adding restrictions to your account."
However, Account Status is still showing the old enforcement:

  1. Details page still says "You can't send messages. Ends on 4 Aug 2026"
  2. Account Status home shows "Some of your activity may go against Community Standards"
  3. Orange warning icons remain on
    ○ Removed content and messaging issues
    ○ Features you can't use
    (Limits to your reach and Monetisation show green)
    I have offloaded and reinstalled the app, logged out and in, and waited over 24 hours. The warning persists. This looks like a sync or display bug after an overturned decision.
u/LonelyCup3936 — 9 hours ago
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Does this mean I'm blocked

Does this mean I'm blocked or the account deactivated?

u/Pure-Toe6635 — 11 hours ago
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Recover account

I REALLY need help recovering my account, I have my email and password but dont have access to my 2F authentication phone number since I lost my phone, I chose "try another method" and it said to send a code to my email, so I did and got the code. I put it in and it said to add a different email, so I did but I just don't receive that code no matter how many times I try I have an Android A16 btw I used to have an Iphone 15 before I lost it, but idk if that has anything to do with it.

I've seen people say you can do a video selfie but that option just does't show up, when I go to the instagram help page and click "my account has been hacked" all the links just redirect me to the instagram help page it pisses me off. Don't know what else I can try.

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u/DressAcceptable6196 — 14 hours ago
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How do I find someone’s IG again if I only have a few details?

Im trying to find this guys insta…we texted in the past but I forgot his insta after my profile got hacked. the only info I have on him is his full name, whatsapp number and a picture. Ive been trying for awhile and honestly losing hope. Is there a site, or some hack to help me? (I cant remember his username AT ALL)

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u/Upstairs_Ad_4012 — 20 hours ago
▲ 19 r/instagramAsk+3 crossposts

will the ban and disable wave stop?

no matter how much I have tried like creating new email, logging and unplugging my wifi, I also refix my wifi to change ip address and lastly tried with vpn but still, a lot of my accounts were either suspended or permanently disable. but, apart from that, I have seen that almost more than 5 million accounts or randomly, either suspended or disabled. Will this ban wave ever stop any time sooner? Will we ever be able to create a new account that never get suspended? cuz people saying the solution is getting new phone, new phone number. It’s not able to a lot of people as the fact that phone numbers are linked to a lot of documents, national IDs and for students, they often connected with their university details and everything and what about those who recently got their phone The phones are not even like a year old, but still they have faced this continuous ban wave where they have lost more than five accounts

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u/RadiantNinja118 — 1 day ago
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why are insta accounts being suspended?

it seems like Instagram is conducting a purge for i see so many people complaining about their accounts being suspended, even one famous person.

why is that, does anyone have any idea why

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u/csharx — 2 days ago

I'm going crazy in a second - Instagram keeps blocking my accounts

Hi,

They have blocked something like 30 accounts for me in the last few months.

At first I create an account (from the computer with a new email and try to change the IP before) everything seems perfect.

I start adding the friends I had on the old account.

At the stage of everything without prior notice there is a message asking to confirm that I am real.

Since then the rush begins - I bring them the email - they send a code but because my phone number is linked to another account that they blocked for no reason (because I did not give them an ID) they block the account forever.

In addition to this I discovered something scary - they track their users - I log in from the computer and in the details of the accounts that I know the name of the small place where I live is written - the IP is linked to a large city located somewhere far from here.

Instagram is following you ..

I would be happy to receive advice on what to do - I tried to contact them on Twitter - they do not answer - I tried to send them a message for help within one of the new accounts - of course there is no response.

I do not know why no one is suing these impudent people for these unjustified blocks ...

Please help me.

Thank you.

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u/SelectGuava534 — 1 day ago
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Account Suspended

Hello! My account was falsely reported of selling drugs due to someone having a grudge against me . I have never sold drugs on my instagram platform. Due to this, my account was suspended. I appealed and Instagram claimed that I used another account to evade the suspension. While I did have another account, i didn’t follow anyone on there nor anyone followed me. My account has been fully suspended and i am not able to request another review. Is there anyway I can get my account back? (i’m a minor by the way)

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Advice

Hoping someone can help me please. My public business account cannot receive DM's from people who don't follow me. Non followers only see a follow button an no message button. My account has no restrictions.

Message requests are set to everyone and account public. Do you have a fix for my new page please?

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u/User726282 — 1 day ago

Instagram recovery

I’m in trouble guys,

I was using my sister’s fake acc, I wrote some comments(no slangs) through that acc, the comment was related to football teams comparison and all my sister’s accs got banned..I’m in big trouble, she wants her acc back asap…I have been trying to appeal, idk what to do..pls help me I have appealed tho, accounts are not getting recovered

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u/kuromiissome — 1 day ago

Is there any way to upload song to Instagram?

So I am not a singer or producer or anything else but I wanted to pum my favorite song on story and it isn't in the online database (along with many more of my fav. songs) so is there any way I could upload those songs so either only I can use them or anybody can use them? And it would be great if it would be possible to make it like a music not only audio for like reel. Thanks a lot!

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u/Available_Spot_7118 — 1 day ago