Any tips on avoiding those “almost-fake” looking profiles that usually are from middle-eastern countries? They seem to be legit profiles but its a target base I don’t want to have.
I know change your target sources will be a popular answer but they seem to be everywhere!
You would have to set up a good and highly scrutinized filter system by name, profile, number of followers/followings etc etc. Since we don’t know what these profiles look like, that’s the best answer I can give you.
Check 10-20 of those accounts, see if you can find a pattern. If they use domain name in their bio, then add *.com , *.net , *.info or whatever domain extensions they use to “bad words” filter, see if you can find any more common words they use and add those too.