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An appearance on the \u2018popular\u2019 page practically guarantees that the user becomes \u2018InstaFamous\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>It would seem only obvious that many teens are in search of that \u2018InstaFamous\u2019 status. But how does one gather so many likes that they can end up on the \u2018popular\u2019 page? Enter, Instagram Likebots, who promise to take the hard work out of developing a following for your Instagram page and make it easy to gather&#8217; likes&#8217; and &#8216;followers&#8217;, for a price.<\/p>\n<p>Instalike.com\u2019s tag line reads like an Instagram \u2018like hungry\u2019 teen\u2019s dream, \u2018Get new Instagram likes and followers for FREE! Our service promote your Instagram account.\u2019 (no, the absence of the s on \u2018promote\u2019 is not a typo). Instalike.com advertises that users can pay the service in virtual coins to accrue more likes and followers, and it\u2019s not the only service of its kind. Instafamous.co exists, as does Linkzoneex.com, both which advertise themselves as a way to increase users likes and followers. People who utilize services such as &#8216;Instalike.com&#8217; (currently no longer available to download as an application) enter their Instagram user IDs and passwords, giving the service unlimited access to their accounts and visibility into not only their content, but their Instagram followers and habits as well.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Why is it dangerous?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Instalike.com has been revealed to have been a scam, using Instagram account information such as username and password entered by users to develop a giant social botnet.\u00a0 While other options such as Instafamous.co and Linkzoneex.com haven\u2019t been revealed as scams, it is definitely worth a discussion with your teen about who they are sharing their information with and why. 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