Once you start noticing them, they're everywhere. And the algorithm makes it worse, the more you engage, the more it feeds you...
Perfect lighting in every single photo. That glow on the face in every other pic or video it doesn't matter what the background or lighting is. Follows 3 people but has 40k followers. Generic bio that could apply to literally anyone. Comments that are just emojis or "love this!"
The creepy part is how consistent the patterns are across platforms. Same pose angles. Same aesthetic. Same engagement ratio that makes no sense for a real person.
I built a small community tool where people can flag and vote on suspicious profiles. Not trying to be the judge, just crowdsourcing the pattern recognition. I feel humans are really good at spotting these when you give them the right frame and observation.
Anyone else been noticing more of these lately? Curious what other people pick up on this.
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