Your Instagram account could be worth lakhs. Here’s why
- Social media accounts are being bought and sold online, with some India-based accounts listed for lakhs of rupees.
- A 2025 study found over 38,000 social media accounts listed for sale across 11 online marketplaces worldwide.
- Instagram and X ban account sales, while Facebook and TikTok also restrict account transfers between users on their platforms.
- Researchers linked account marketplaces to scams, phishing, impersonation and bot activity, with India a major source of sellers.
Source: timesofindia.indiatimes.com
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