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[GH-ISSUE #249] How does bot check for private account without actually opening the profile #665
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Originally created by @ghost on GitHub (Jan 17, 2021).
Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/alexal1/Insomniac/issues/249
I've noticed the logs referencing fetching data to test filtered conditions (private or not, follower counts, etc.) without actually opening the profile.
Could this method be detectable by Instagram as bot behavior? I think it can.
Do you think it's better for it to open the profile and check locally?
@ghost commented on GitHub (Jan 17, 2021):
What is the meaning of lines 2-4 in the log?
@ghost commented on GitHub (Jan 17, 2021):
Could the action at line 2 be suspicious like bot activity by Instagram?
@alexal1 commented on GitHub (Jan 19, 2021):
@Ardy000
This action is similar to opening someone's profile in browser incognito tab. You'll have to do profile-view action anyway, so this probably just gives you some number of "free" profile-views. But if you think it can somehow make Instagram think you're using a bot, then we can add a flag to disable this feature.
@ghost commented on GitHub (Jan 19, 2021):
I think they can detect in two ways:
2. I think it is detectable since if it doesn't download images (profile pic, first 9 posts, highlight previews) from Instagram servers then it's suspicious like a bot with no GUI
I don't think it has any benefit and is suspicious activity so please do add a flag to disable that feature thanks so much for taking feedback from users and implementing it in a timely manner too.
@ghost commented on GitHub (Jan 19, 2021):
@alexal1
Is there any quick fix in the .py source files I can do right now?
@alexal1 commented on GitHub (Jan 20, 2021):
@Ardy000 there's no quick fix, but created this beta for you: https://test.pypi.org/project/insomniac/3.6.6.2/
No fetching by default,
--fetch-profiles-from-netto bring it back. Enjoy@ghost commented on GitHub (Jan 20, 2021):
Wow that’s amazing
Thank you