Follower-for-pay schemes, spam apps or MLM
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What triggers it
Pay-for-follower promotions or follower-growth schemes, promoting spam apps, or promoting multilevel marketing or pyramid schemes.
What Snapchat says
“We prohibit spam, including pay-for-follower promotions or other follower-growth schemes, the promotion of spam applications, or the promotion of multilevel marketing or pyramid schemes.”
We last checked this against Snapchat's page on .
How to fix it
Remove the scheme pitch.
Good to know
'Add me for a shoutout for $5', 'follow train', 'join my team and be your own boss' recruitment pitches.
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