Poolametlikes
Poolametlikes is a term used in online discussions to describe a coordinated practice in which participants pool their like actions to artificially boost the visibility of specific posts or accounts. The practice is a form of engagement manipulation and is generally discouraged by platform policies. The term appears most often in conversations about social media manipulation and digital culture.
Mechanism: Participants join a group or list and commit to liking certain content within a defined time
Context and usage: Poolametlikes has been observed across multiple platforms and has cropped up in discussions
Impact and policy responses: The practice can distort reach and mislead audiences about a post’s popularity.
See also: engagement pods, like bombing, coordinated inauthentic behavior, astroturfing.