Taylor Swift, Selena Gomez fall victim to Instagram crackdown 2026

Taylor Swift and Selena Gomez reportedly ended up being one of those affected by the new Instagram crackdown.

The 36-year-old singer has been preparing for her wedding with Travis Kelce, while her best friend showed support towards Martin Short for his new project.

However, they might not have anticipated that the impact of the new crackdown would be felt by their official Instagram accounts as they ended up losing followers.

According to a report, the Lover crooner woke up with 7 million followers gone from her account while the People You Know singer lost 6 million fans on her official handle.

It is to be noted that the sudden reduction is because of the platform taking strict action against accounts run by AI-bots, usually created to help boost following.

Several netizens lost their pages, businesses and creators, due to the change in policy and the new crackdown.

What is the Instagram crackdown of 2026?

The Great Purge of this year came after Instagram announced strict rules including removing the pages who have been sharing content of others, will not be recommended on the app.

Selena and Taylor, who share a strong bond of friendship, are yet to address the change as the two have busy schedules for different events.

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