mifi / mifi/SimpleInstaBot

List of people already followed / unfollowed to prevent multiple "folllow/unfollow" cycles on the same target account

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Description

I keep re-following people that the bot already followed (and after X days unfollowed).
Is there a way to avoid that? So that once a user was followed and unfollowed it will never be followed again by adding it to some kind of list?
Otherwise, repeated follow and unfollow patterns on the same users will be noticed by the users that get followed/unfollowed multiple times.
This makes the bot very obvious and will lead to being reported...

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The issue does not mention files, tests, or entry points. Start by tracing the follow and unfollow workflow and how followed accounts are persisted, then determine where a permanent exclusion list belongs. Done means an account that was followed and later unfollowed is not selected for following again.

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Assessment

Tech stack
typescript
Domain
backend
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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