Substack Subscriber Bots

Fake Subscribers and the Quest for Digital Clout

Substack Notice

Make sure to hang on to your hats because this is a deep dive into the subterranean realm of Substack subscriber bots.

Only 32 hours left!

It’s like some people are just cheating the system and adding up their follower count using forged accounts.

I wouldn’t die with an imposter, let alone followers.

Now lets get to the crux of this, shall we?

Substack, the internet’s best destination for self-published authors and thinkers, is now the new hot ticket. Individuals are rushing to the platform to establish their own media empires, drawn by Substack’s promise of instant readership access and the ability to make money off of their articles. And it's working. Writers are making money, cultivating communities and even organizing meetups with Substack.

But success inevitably leads to, well, let’s just say unpleasantness.

Some folks appear to be trying to cut corners with bots signing up for free subscriptions. Such bots imitate actual users, thus artificially growing the subscribe…