My Facebook Account Was Disabled | Update 2019
By
Herman Syah
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Tuesday, October 15, 2019
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Facebook Disabled My Account
My Facebook Account Was Disabled
Imagine my surprise when I attempted to authorize into Facebook one early morning just to obtain the complying with message:
My account was disabled? What does that also indicate?
I tried to visit with an additional browser and I obtained the same message. Facebook handicapped my account!
Facebook supplied a form entry page for those wishing to contact Facebook regarding their handicapped account, and also I emailed them essentially asking why my account was disabled as well as how I can obtain gain access to back to the countless web pages I'm an admin for. I described that I handle a variety of pages for clients, and was constantly mindful regarding the material I published-- besides, my moms and dads get on Facebook as well.
After sending the e-mail to Facebook, I sent an email to the friends that's e-mail addresses I in fact had and clarified what occurred. Thanks to the connect-ability of Facebook, most of my friends were just able to be spoken to by me on Facebook.
The replies I got from that e-mail were categorized right into 3 different classifications:
- WTF/WTH-- why would certainly they do that ??
- Is it since you uploaded political things (I such as Ron Paul and shared material regarding #OWS).
- Maybe someone flagged you.
I check out some of the short articles by others who have had their accounts impaired to figure out why mine was all of a sudden drawn-- without alerting I need to include. The publishing days on the short articles cover the lifetime of Facebook, showing that the company has permanently gotten on a behind the curtain campaign of disabling accounts at their discernment.
I located some short articles by famous blog owners or journalists, including Roger Ebert, Robert Scoble, and also Stan Shroeder (Mashable). Many of these high-profiled Facebook customers had their accounts and/or web pages reabled not long after Facebook discovered that they disabled. For the rest of us, we're generally on our own.
Checking out these articles really did not impart much hope in me or my situation. The understanding of what I lost was beginning to set in too.
Over the years I had computers accident, stolen, shed, and so on and count on Facebook to hold all my traveling and also event images. The site isn't going anywhere anytime quickly, so why not upload all my pictures on Facebook for my friends and family to view at their discernment? There were more than 2000 pictures, plenty of video clips, blog posts (notes), plus all the get in touches with (I still have not had the ability to reconnect with numerous that were all lost when Facebook impaired my account). This was looking to be a really stark circumstance as I additionally realized simply what was shed.
I needed to gain back access to Facebook to manage the web pages for my customers, and likewise for my own business. Most of my pages' admin gain access to were shown to a partner as well as were easily held up up with the brand-new Facebook account I begrudgingly developed, cursing Facebook under my breath as I established the new account.
Several of the Facebook pages admin accessibility were shown my clients, whom I had to get in touch with to have them re-add me with my new account. Every one of them asked "Why did your account get disabled?" and truly so. I, too, would certainly examine the individual I paid to handle my Facebook page why their Facebook account was impaired. Wouldn't you?
I still do not have a solution to that inquiry. "I have no concept" is the solution I still provide, since its true. Facebook has still yet to provide me a reason my account was disabled. After reading the factors Facebook impaired accounts on their page I was still in the dark. I didn't spam-add individuals, post sexual web content, bother any person. so why they removed me really did not make good sense. Just after I check out various other short articles did I understand a bit much more.
Facebook can disable your account if your screen name is different than that on your birth certification. Mine was, but not by a lot. It was still phonetically the exact same, yet meant different than the rest of my family. I also had a client who lately made use of a competition promotion to raise their e-mail checklist. According to Facebook promotional guidelines, contests can only be worked on Facebook through one of two applications: ShortStack and also WildFire. Could that be why my account was disabled? I checked that client's Facebook page and also it was gone as well. Aha!
Although the contest wasn't specifically organized on Facebook (it was hosted on the customer's internet site), and the victor was informed using e-mail (you can not reveal victors on your wall surface), I was certain this was the annoying activity which had me ushered off Facebook without so much as a 'Goodbye'.
Now it had to do with a week considering that I initially created Facebook that eventful early morning, as well as I still had not received a reply. I reviewed the page allowing me to speak to Facebook, and also clarified that I now had a much better concept regarding why they disabled me, and that I was sorry. I vowed never ever to do something like that once more (was it actually that poor??) if they simply reable my account.
I sent out that off as well as waited once more. After a few even more days I realized something. something extremely essential-- I produced a filter in gmail for Facebook emails. Even if they did email me, I would certainly have never obtained the e-mail due to the fact that it was set to "Avoid Inbox/Delete". Rough.
So I sent one more e-mail to Facebook, this time letting them recognize that I had a filter on my gmail as well as if they did call me before this e-mail, I would have never obtained it.
A couple of days later I lastly obtained an email from Javier at Facebook. Here's the only response I'll likely receive from Facebook:.
Hi,
Unfortunately, your account has been permanently disabled for violating Facebook’s Terms. We will not reactivate it for any reason.
This will be our last email regarding your account. For more information about our policies, please read the Facebook Community Standards: https://www.facebook.com/communitystandards/
Thanks,
Javier
User Operations
What a juvenile response-- certain Facebook is a 'young' business, yet I make sure there should be somebody there with far better tact than 'we're not going to reable your account-- don't email us once again.' ALRIGHT Facebook.
So what did I learn from my experience with Facebook?
1. Back up your account! You never ever understand if/when they'll decide to erase you.
2. Do not handle your different client's pages with the exact same account. If one page/account obtains erased, you will not shed them all.
3. A lot of my friends are snobs who's profiles are either concealed from search, or they disabled the "Include as a close friend" switch making it impossible to re-add them.
Its been about a month because I had my account impaired, and also had great deals of time to review the experience. I have not tried to call Facebook straight since I received the email from Javier, yet I did start the internet site www.facebook-disabled-my-account.org, and the hashtag campaign on Twitter #FBdisabledMe to draw attention to the negative experience.
Do I desire Facebook to transform their disabling policy? Nope.
I take care of a few MU sites and also if you desire somebody off your site, by all means erase them/block them/whatever. But also for Facebook to disable the account as well as to maintain the data/photos/videos/ connections/blog articles, that is wrong. What would Facebook be if no one uploaded content onto the website-- No images to share or tag-- No posts to Like-- No status updates to LOL at-- It would certainly be ABSOLUTELY NOTHING.
Facebook should allow those who they disabled to download their account, letting them obtain their photos/videos/notes/ and so on, before going off to the barren marshes of Google+, or to RT their close friends standing updates (as opposed to 'Suching as' it). Facebook currently makes it possible for an active account to be downloaded, so why not a disabled account?
It's time for Facebook to get a bit elder around-- specifically with their IPO revealed. I'm actually thinking about buying stock so they will have to pay attention to my grievance-- at least I'll benefit from them.
Have you had your Facebook account disabled? Did you get it back, and if so exactly how?