Inactive followers—those who never engage with your content—are detrimental to your brand's visibility because Instagram’s algorithm perceives your content as less engaging. For instance, if you have 1,000 followers and only 10 engage, your engagement rate is just 1%, which tells the algorithm your content isn't performing well. By identifying and targeting active followers, you can increase your engagement rate and get Instagram to push your content to a wider audience. To address this, I scraped Ruth’s follower list to analyze and pinpoint inactive followers, paving the way for a more targeted growth strategy.