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Instagram Throttles My Account for Using Hashtags as Intended

Sam Henry Cliff
4 min readDec 22, 2023

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My study indicates the algorithm is certainly a set of loaded dice with clear favoritism which may or may not be against Section 230…

Introduction

You can take the hacker out of the game, but the game never leaves because the term is simply a label for the type of person who not only is capable of, but willing to try, fail, and try until success to disassemble a clock and put it back together. Most folks are not born or raised to grind so hard. For some its intrinsic, others, well, environment plays a factor.

In my teenage years Computer Culture was expensive. Right now I picture the Gateway Computers Christmas advertisement for Pentium 2 266 mHz desktop setups starting at $2,400 plus shipping. Sometime around 1997 if that seems right. These machines took maintenance, they could be worked on with simple tools and a good bit of knowledge.

However, an overconfident Mr. Super I Know Everything Attitude of rich people compared to the hustler with a screwdriver also helped the hacker culture acknowledge the profit in warning about flip side: don’t brick it.

Now? Instagram is a toy to me. I used to change default_fov to 120 in HLDM yo. Giving me access to data and systems? Monkey like. Monkey bring own razor blades.

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Sam Henry Cliff
Sam Henry Cliff

Written by Sam Henry Cliff

Gonzo School of Journalism, Screenwriter, Guitarist and Producer (Dallas, Texas)

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