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Instagram Bans Mark Cuban-Backed @NFT Account

The @NFT Instagram account has been accused of improperly disclosing sponsored content. The account has now been banned...
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Crypto enthusiasts backlash on the popular Instagram account @NFT backed by the billionaire Mark Cuban that allegedly charged $100,000 to promote dubious NFT projects.

The @NFT Instagram account has been accused of improperly disclosing sponsored content. The account has now been banned.

On Wednesday, a viral Twitter thread accused the popular @NFT Instagram account of constantly uploading sponsored content and advertising new NFT collections without declaring the posts as adverts. The account had 1.7 million followers and a blue verified check mark.

Aaron Avruskin, co-founder of Leverage Game Media, which is backed by Mark Cuban and owns the @NFT account as well as several other sports-related social media accounts, promised to "immediately cease all ads" on the account and "try to be better" going forward in a Twitter Spaces on Wednesday night. However, the account got banned on Thursday February 3rd.

This account was disabled following repeated violations of our policies, and it won’t be reinstated,” a spokesperson for Instagram told Rolling Stone. He further added, “as per the FTC's social media influencer guidance, advertisements on social media must be disclosed in “simple and clear language,” such as with #ad or #sponsored tags.

Despite the fact that Cuban is listed as a co-founder on the Leverage Game Media website, the Dallas Mavericks owner and "Shark Tank" investor told Decrypt through email, “I’m an investor, I don’t operate the company” and directed them to Leverage Game Media for further comment. Furthermore, Cuban clarified that he is not a co-founder of the company.

We apologize for any misunderstandings,”Avruskin reported, “and we will add additional layers of transparency in what we present to our community moving forward”. As a result, Cuban has been removed off the list of founders on the Leverage Game Media website as of Friday.

TopShotFund, an NFT collector, accused the @NFT account of “promoting a shadowy cabal of scammy copy pasta NFT projects without proper disclosures, thus taking serious advantage of the less informed.

A screenshot of a spreadsheet tracking the return on investment for 36 projects promoted by @NFT was also shared by the account. The "floor price" of the NFT—the current cheapest price available—was typically far lower than the "mint price," or the token's original price, implying that investors experienced significant losses.

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