We all want to know who is hiding on our social media profiles, but the truth is that none of the major social platforms will allow you to access this information – even if you are a verified user.
Despite this, there is an endless litany of third-party Instagram apps that promise to:
- Shows you if another user has searched for you.
- Track users who have recently viewed your profile.
- List followers who see your posts, even if they don’t comment or appreciate them.
To be clear, there there is no way a third-party application can find this information for you. It is not tracked in any way that users – or the applications they install – can access.
These fake applications and browser extensions are safe look however convincing. Here’s why: It might fill your “recent views” with randomly generated lists of real accounts that update every time you refresh your app. It’s a clever trick, but still a trick. These opinions are not real.
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If an app or browser extension claims to show you who is looking at your Instagram profile or following your posts, it’s a lie. Do not download and delete any similar applications you have tried. Depending on how bad the miserable app in question is, it may be tracking and selling your data, overloading you with ads, or sowing your device with malware. And even if he’s completely innocent, he won’t work anything useful.
The only way to know if anyone saw your Instagram post is if they liked it or commented on it – or if they mentioned it to you personally. Yes, obviously, you can see who viewed your Instagram fairy tales, but this is different from a regular Instagram post.
Some apps may alert you when someone reveals you. This is different from the “tracking” that looks at your profile, however, because the list of followers is always accessible to you; these apps simply warn you about a change that would otherwise go unnoticed.
Of course, LinkedIn Premium users can get a snapshot of how often their account appeared in searches and a list of who checked their profile – if they are willing to pay for it. But there are no such features available for Instagram, Snapchat, Twitter or Facebook and, what ever promises, no app will be able to destroy your stalkers and secret admirers.
[Mashable]