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Ski bot accounts are at a new low

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LukeTheWaffle
Posts: 1844 - Karma: 8,857
I always thought these accounts sucked but they've brought it to a new low


Impersonating Marcus Klevland and (not even a skier) and using hashtags like #nsfamous and using hisinjury just for likes
What the fuck
Feb 26 2019 2:27PM
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tsingtaofanatic
Posts: 3344 - Karma: 4,585
yeah i fucken hate bots
Feb 26 2019 3:37PM
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CalumSKI
Posts: 4148 - Karma: 23,418
wot
Feb 26 2019 4:28PM
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hi_vis360
Posts: 5022 - Karma: 50,866
I report multiple of these every day when they follow me idk if it's doing anything
Feb 26 2019 5:00PM
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NickelbackFan420
Posts: 204 - Karma: 744
Get the odd follow on insta after following some new skiers, bot accounts are at a new low rn
Feb 26 2019 5:04PM
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Woos
Posts: 832 - Karma: 1,566
gotta get that gwap
Feb 26 2019 7:59PM
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will.mack
Posts: 46 - Karma: 135
i block like 3 of these every day they are a plague
Feb 26 2019 10:04PM
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Chunderface
Posts: 2513 - Karma: 9,815
What the fuck actually are they?
Feb 26 2019 11:54PM
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mattybaums
Posts: 300 - Karma: 1,244
Luke stop self promoting your shitty ski account on NS 😴😴😴
Feb 27 2019 4:00AM
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LukeTheWaffle
Posts: 1844 - Karma: 8,857
mattybaumsLuke stop self promoting your shitty ski account on NS 😴😴😴


Sorry bro 🤷‍♀️😤 go follow my shredsauce account 🤔
Feb 27 2019 6:01AM
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Park_Ranger
Posts: 3825 - Karma: 8,635
Damn I didn’t know this was a thing! I don’t use IG as much anymore, how long has this been going on?
Feb 27 2019 12:46PM
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_IRRELEVANT_
Posts: 944 - Karma: 4,425
Why do they make these accounts anyway?

**This post was edited on Feb 27th 2019 at 12:50:13pm
Feb 27 2019 12:49PM
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snowfinder
Posts: 2872 - Karma: 34,164
Croy603Why do they make these accounts anyway?

**This post was edited on Feb 27th 2019 at 12:50:13pm


to sell t-shirts
Feb 27 2019 12:51PM
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tea_bone
Posts: 94 - Karma: 351
They just repost random pictures/captions from skiers. The post could be 100% unrelated to skiing but ig they'll post anything from a random skiers IG.
Feb 27 2019 1:04PM
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sunsetconoisseur
Posts: 251 - Karma: 2,031
Love getting a follow request, than opening it and seeing the profile pic of a bluebird face shot in deep pow and a username like skiing.insta.free
Feb 27 2019 1:08PM
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smh
Posts: 410 - Karma: 2,144
My Insta follower count fluctuates by like +/- 7 a day because of these fucking accounts
Feb 27 2019 1:40PM
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theabortionator
Posts: 51618 - Karma: 162,042
Oh sweet "Skiing wow cool rad tshirts" followed me again
Feb 27 2019 2:25PM
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skierman
Posts: 8332 - Karma: 7,750
Blame the jock comp. skiers who pay companies that create bot accounts in order to inflate their follower numbers. More followers = more bargaining power with sponsors. Go ahead and look up comp. skiers and see how many followers are bot accounts.
Feb 27 2019 2:41PM
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_money
Posts: 186 - Karma: 1,384
idk man my favorite followers are either freeskiing_is_my_life or videos_sexy_web
Feb 27 2019 4:07PM
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gucciman7
Posts: 235 - Karma: 2,166
fuckin proteus
Feb 27 2019 9:15PM
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clorox
Posts: 1728 - Karma: 4,863
psa report any of those acounts that are clearly bots as spam, and don't interact w them
Feb 28 2019 12:09PM
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theabortionator
Posts: 51618 - Karma: 162,042
skiingwithfriend.insta followed me!

So excited. They're like the coolest page on insta.

Also it really shows how retarded people are with the "you follow me and I'll follow you".

I followed some of my friends for messaging purposes but otherwise just legit skiing and snowboarding content. Some of the pro skis and that fuck jack mitrani from xgames do that shit all the time. There's one guy that's followed me like 4 times.

I should just make some bullshit account, follow everyone I can find, and then ditch them, get mad follows, and become instant famous as fuck. Post pictures of myself laughing hysterically at my coffee or cooking some bullshit recipe. Never have to work again.
Feb 28 2019 6:20PM
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RudyGarmisch
Posts: 25443 - Karma: 13,844
Stop caring about social media and this isn’t a problem.
Mar 1 2019 2:19AM
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LukeTheWaffle
Posts: 1844 - Karma: 8,857
RudyGarmischStop caring about social media and this isn’t a problem.

I find it is a problem when they're using someone else's injury, claiming it's them, and using it to advertise their page with no mention of the original dude
Mar 1 2019 2:43AM
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SofaKingSick
Posts: 9283 - Karma: 60,905
RudyGarmischStop caring about social media and this isn’t a problem.


Woooah that is some enlightened advice. What’s your insta name? I wanna follow you. And learn.
Mar 8 2019 9:53AM
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