Bought or traded views and favorites
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What triggers it
Views, favorites or follows from bots, paid services, view-trading or your own extra devices.
What Snapchat says
“If we determine that you have engaged in Invalid Activity, we may limit or suspend the distribution of your Snaps in Spotlight and you may be deemed ineligible for Payments.”
We last checked this against Snapchat's page on .
How to fix it
Don't buy, trade or self-generate engagement.
Good to know
Behavioral, not in the video. Only applies if the caption offers 'view for view' or similar.
Can FYProof spot it?
A check doesn't look for this one. What a check finds is an estimate, not a guarantee.
- Video: not for this rule
- Speech: not for this rule
- On-screen text: not for this rule
- Caption: not for this rule
- Hashtags: not for this rule
Part of this rule depends on your account or on what happens after you post, which a check before posting can't see.
Related Snapchat rules
Platforms change their rules often. This page sums up what Snapchat publishes; it isn't legal advice.