When an orbiting strategy collapses publicly or humiliatingly — usually because the person being orbited calls it out, the algorithm exposes the surveillance, or the orbiter accidentally reveals themselves in some way. Classic orbiting fails include accidentally liking a post from two years ago while deep in a profile excavation, viewing a story instantly and getting screenshotted, or being called out in a TikTok specifically about obvious orbiters. The fail reveals what was supposed to be invisible passive watching as obviously deliberate behavior.
Massive orbiting fail — he liked a photo from her 2019 vacation at 3am and had to archive his account.
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