Algorithm gaming and non-organic engagement go hand in hand. A cheeky reading is that juicing sites like Fuelgram are providing a valuable service for their cus

Algorithm gaming and non-organic engagement go hand in hand. A cheeky reading is that juicing sites like Fuelgram are providing a valuable service for their customers. If this is problematic, consider what will happen when Instagram bans them: the demand won't go away, instead the same people will be paying Instagram more, to place their ads wider. For the user, the end result is largely the same. This is all a numbers game: there's a finite amount of attention-slots in people's minds that everyone wants their content to fit in. Any engine that surfaces unsolicited content will have this issue, from paid ads to algorithmic recommendations.