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Drip feed

Delivering an order gradually over hours or days instead of all at once, on the theory that a slower curve looks less artificial.

A drip-feed order spreads delivery across a window you choose — 1,000 followers over five days rather than in twenty minutes.

The reasoning is that a sudden vertical jump in a follower count is the easiest possible signal for a platform to detect, so a gentler slope draws less attention. Whether that actually works is not something anyone outside the platforms can verify, and panels that promise it cannot verify it either.

What can be said plainly: drip feed changes the SHAPE of the delivery curve. It does not change what is being delivered, and it does not make bought engagement compliant with any platform's terms.

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