CASE: an account that deletes any post under 1K in 24h

CASE: an account that deletes any post under 1K in 24h
A creator hypothesized that low-performing posts drag down account-level reach. For 60 days they deleted every post that didn't clear 1K impressions in a day.
— Median impressions on surviving posts trended up ~25% over the period.
Label: Rumored (heavily confounded — survivorship and learning both apply).
What it means for your reach: there's no confirmed 'account quality score' that deletions repair, and the improvement here is just as easily explained by the creator getting better. Don't build a routine around deleting — the risk of nuking a slow-burn post that bookmarks later outweighs an unproven account-level benefit.