Understanding "igtools" and Instagram Poll Vote Services
Distributed Actions: Spreading votes across thousands of different accounts in an exchange network so no single account triggers the rate limit.
Headless Browsers: Using software like Selenium or Puppeteer to simulate human mouse movements and clicks, making the automated traffic harder to detect than simple API calls.
The Mechanics: How They Work
The Hidden Price Tag: Risks & Reality
The votes were unanimous.
Treat poll data as potentially contaminated by inauthentic votes; conduct robustness checks.
Use audit heuristics described in Section 9 and report limitations explicitly.