Bots.
I’m not posting regularly so when I see an increase in my followers, I know it’s due to bots, bots and more bots.
I just don’t get it.
If you aren’t going to try to trick or spam me into buying something, why do bots follow blogs?
I understand those weird spam messages that go straight to my Junk folder but what does one gain by being a fake follower?
Do they hope that I’ll follow back without checking their supposed blog first? Will they eventually try to sell me something? Is it a creepy way to get into my account?
Can someone explain this to me?
I’m simply curious though I occasionally go further into my account and remove their follows right out of my hair.
Marquessa 
I think it has to do with getting you to click through their profile to their website, and possibly get tricked into downloading malware. Maybe some other scammy thing. I don’t click profiles until they leave a relevant human type comment.
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I try to manage them by deleting them from my following list but they return like cockroaches after a nuclear war.
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I love how you said that…cockroaches! 🤣🤣🤣
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I believe for some bots, it’s not necessarily that it’s following to scam or harass, but more so, just looking for places to “park” and blend in…until it’s time to TROLL.
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Hmmm…that’s what I’m thinking and why I sometimes go in and delete their follow.
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