

No, you don’t have to delete your apps.Ĭheck your Instagram settings and you’ll see that your automation apps aren’t recognized as linked accounts. If you were using an app for automated follow/unfollow tasks like us, this activity is probably what landed you in jail. Has this happened to you too? Let us know in the comments!) (AUGUPDATE: Two of our readers told us today they have been action blocked from unfollowing as well, which we’d never heard of. So the alternative is to block you from following anyone for a while. Well, it would honestly be kind of weird if Instagram tried to stop you from unfollowing someone, because let’s face it – sometimes you pick up some real weirdos (I’m looking at you, guy who only takes pictures of people on the toilet). Why would Instagram block you from following others merely for batch unfollowing? The second reason might make you scratch your head.

If you’ve been banned from following other accounts, you’ve likely done one of a few things:ġ) You followed way too many people too quickly, orĢ) you unfollowed too many accounts at once, orģ) evolution has given you super-fast hyper fingers and you’re secretly an X-Men.


