Word is: engagement pods now hurt more than help

Word is: engagement pods now hurt more than help
The pod hustle — swap likes in a Telegram group to 'trick' the early-engagement signal — backfires in 2020s ranking. Platforms model engagement quality, and pod members are off-topic, geographically scattered accounts that look exactly like coordinated inauthentic behavior. Word from inside is that mismatch can flatten distribution, not boost it. Your pod-management tool is optimizing the one signal most likely to flag you. Real comments from your actual niche are the only velocity that compounds.
Watching this.