CHECKLIST: Strip engagement-bait before it tanks your distribution

CHECKLIST: Strip engagement-bait before it tanks your distribution
The same lines that worked in 2021 now get deprioritized. Audit your drafts for:
— Explicit 'like if', 'RT to win', 'comment X to get Y' — these are flagged engagement-bait patterns
— 'Reply yes' / 'who else?' filler asks that generate low-quality interactions
— Follower-loop CTAs ('follow + retweet + comment') that scream coordinated reach-farming
— Replace with genuine open questions tied to the content, which earn quality replies
— Test a clean version of a baited post — often the clean one out-reaches the baited one
Confirmed: engagement-bait is a named demotion category. Rumored: exact phrase blocklist. Earn the engagement with the content; don't beg for it in the copy.