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Social Media Engagement Bait Forces Unnecessary Interactions

Content creators hide useful resources behind comment-to-DM mechanics, forcing viewers to perform social actions they find manipulative just to access information. The practice serves algorithmic amplification at the expense of user experience. Crowdsourced bypass tools have emerged but remain limited in coverage.

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