Instagram keeps flagging my travel photos - any advice on the best vpn for instagram?

This happened to me all through South America! What finally worked wasn't a fancy solution - just posting LESS frequently while traveling (1x/day max) and avoiding peak US hours. Instagram flags rapid location changes combined with unusual posting times as bot behavior

Skip vpn completely and get a local sim card in each country u visit. Instagram cares more about sudden ip changes than actual location. Gradual movement = less flags. Worked for my 6-month asia trip last year

lololol imagine still using instagram in 2025 when they literally punish you for using the app as intended. But for real tho - turn off precise location services for ig in phone settings. They be tracking your GPS coordinates not just IP addresses

The real problem isn't country hopping - it's device switching. Instagram HATES when you log in on new devices while traveling. I limited myself to ONLY using my phone (no laptop) during my europe trip and zero security flags despite hitting 9 countries in 30 days

This whole situation makes me FURIOUS. instagram: "be authentic and share your real life!" also instagram: "why are you posting from different locations you suspicious criminal?!" complete garbage platform but we're all hostages to the algorithm...

Dealt with this exact headache backpacking last spring! Total mess until I switched to surfshark with their cleanweb feature. Not the fanciest vpn but never had instagram issues again. Think they have less crowded servers so get flagged less often compared to the big names everyone uses

Y'all overthinking this. Enable 2FA + download all instagram authentication apps BEFORE leaving home. Then gradually transition countries (don't post from Japan then Thailand same day). Been on the road 14 months documenting wildlife - zero problems with this approach

The root issue relates to Instagram's autonomous risk scoring system which uses behavioral biometrics to flag account activity. Your typing patterns, scrolling speed, and interaction habits create a unique profile that, when combined with location changes, triggers their anti-fraud algorithms

Pro traveling influencer hack: deliberately POST about your travel plans publicly before going. "So excited to visit Thailand next week!" signals to algorithm that location change is legitimate. Sounds dumb but reduced my security flags by like 90%

No solutions just solidarity... got locked out during my honeymoon in Greece! literally crying trying to recover account on what should've been romantic dinner. instagram is abusive relationship we can't escape

Wasted $120 on fancy vpn based on youtube recommendations. Still got locked out twice! Those "influencer approved" lists are just affiliate link farms. Don't believe the hype

Instagram security flags DELIBERATELY target accounts posting frequent travel content to force you into paying for promoted posts to recover lost engagement during lockouts. Weaponized "security" as monetization strategy. Been analyzing this pattern across travel accounts for months

OK hear me out... create TWO instagram accounts. One personal (location on), one travel business (vpn always on). cross-promote between them. insane we need this workaround but saved my photography business after 4 lockouts nearly killed my algorithm placement

ppl suggesting complex solutions when the actual fix is embarrassingly simple: just don't log OUT. if you never log out, instagram doesn't check location on every new session. been traveling 3 years using this method. literally just keep the app running/session active