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    </div><p id="6d3e">Last year, major changes were introduced as a result of which engagement became king. No wonder it led to an engagement frenzy — both real and artificial.</p><p id="ec42">👏Clap n’ runners were having a field day.</p><p id="c49f">In a short time, engagement as a primary factor for earning gave way to read ratios.</p><blockquote id="130c"><p>That did not deter artificial engagement. An alarming number of cloned accounts enticed people to call random WhatsApp numbers and invited them to Telegram.</p></blockquote><p id="452c">Medium cracked down on the fake accounts and ‘growth hackers’ last week.</p><p id="2a27">😯Unfortunately, genuine writers got caught in the net as

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well.</p><p id="2ff4">🤷‍♀️Suddenly, people seem wary of engaging because nobody knows <b>how much is too much</b> anymore and there’s a chance of being flagged as a bot, maybe?</p><h2 id="d64c">🎈What are your thoughts? Do share!</h2><div id="5b71" class="link-block"> <a href="https://readmedium.com/how-i-creatively-capture-visual-energy-to-boost-my-writing-6c99a4710d24"> <div> <div> <h2>How I Creatively Capture Visual Energy to Boost My Writing</h2> <div><h3>Explained with a fun, strictly PG-13 example</h3></div> <div><p>medium.com</p></div> </div> <div> <div style="background-image: url(https://miro.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:320/1*HSeBFgxmQ9tHI06awDnC3A.jpeg)"></div> </div> </div> </a> </div></article></body>

Have Writers Suddenly Become Shy About Engaging With Articles?

Possible side effect of the latest bot culling cycle

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If you weren’t living under a rock, you might be aware that writers are reeling from the aftershocks from this past week👇

Last year, major changes were introduced as a result of which engagement became king. No wonder it led to an engagement frenzy — both real and artificial.

👏Clap n’ runners were having a field day.

In a short time, engagement as a primary factor for earning gave way to read ratios.

That did not deter artificial engagement. An alarming number of cloned accounts enticed people to call random WhatsApp numbers and invited them to Telegram.

Medium cracked down on the fake accounts and ‘growth hackers’ last week.

😯Unfortunately, genuine writers got caught in the net as well.

🤷‍♀️Suddenly, people seem wary of engaging because nobody knows how much is too much anymore and there’s a chance of being flagged as a bot, maybe?

🎈What are your thoughts? Do share!

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