My Facebook Account Was Disabled
By
Pusahma satu
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Sunday, November 3, 2019
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Facebook Disabled My Account
My Facebook Account Was Disabled
Visualize my surprise when I tried to authorize into Facebook one early morning just to get the complying with message:
My account was disabled? What does that even mean?
I attempted to log in with one more browser and also I got the same message. Facebook disabled my account!
Facebook supplied a form submission page for those wanting to contact Facebook regarding their disabled account, and I emailed them primarily asking why my account was disabled and also exactly how I can obtain gain access to back to the numerous web pages I'm an admin for. I discussed that I manage a selection of pages for clients, as well as was constantly mindful concerning the material I uploaded-- besides, my moms and dads get on Facebook too.
After sending the email to Facebook, I sent an email to the buddies who's email addresses I really had and explained what occurred. Thanks to the connect-ability of Facebook, the majority of my friends were just able to be contacted by me on Facebook.
The replies I obtained from that email were categorized into 3 different classifications:
- WTF/WTH-- why would certainly they do that ??
- Is it since you uploaded political things (I like Ron Paul and also shared content concerning #OWS).
- Perhaps somebody flagged you.
I read up on a few of the short articles by others who have actually had their accounts handicapped to discover why mine was all of a sudden pulled-- without cautioning I ought to add. The posting dates on the write-ups cover the lifetime of Facebook, showing that the firm has forever gotten on a behind the curtain campaign of disabling accounts at their discernment.
I discovered some posts by famous blog writers or reporters, consisting of Roger Ebert, Robert Scoble, and also Stan Shroeder (Mashable). Many of these high-profiled Facebook users had their accounts and/or web pages reabled soon after Facebook discovered who they disabled. For the rest people, we're primarily on our very own.
Checking out these articles really did not impart much hope in me or my situation. The realization of what I lost was beginning to embed in also.
Over the years I had computers crash, swiped, shed, etc. as well as relied on Facebook to host all my travel and celebration pictures. The site isn't going anywhere anytime quickly, so why not publish all my images on Facebook for my friends and household to check out at their discretion? There were well over 2000 pictures, plenty of video clips, article (notes), plus all the get in touches with (I still have not been able to reconnect with numerous who were all shed when Facebook handicapped my account). This was seeming a really grim circumstance as I additionally understood simply what was shed.
I needed to gain back accessibility to Facebook to manage the pages for my clients, and also for my very own ventures. Much of my pages' admin accessibility were shown to a companion and were conveniently set back up with the brand-new Facebook account I begrudgingly created, cursing Facebook under my breath as I established the brand-new account.
A few of the Facebook pages admin access were shared with my clients, whom I needed to get in touch with to have them re-add me with my new account. Every one of them asked "Why did your account obtain disabled?" and also truly so. I, as well, would certainly examine the individual I paid to manage my Facebook web page why their Facebook account was impaired. Would not you?
I still do not have a solution to that concern. "I have no idea" is the answer I still provide, since its true. Facebook has still yet to offer me a reason why my account was disabled. After checking out the reasons Facebook handicapped accounts on their web page I was still at night. I didn't spam-add individuals, article sexual web content, bug anyone. so why they erased me really did not make sense. Just after I read other posts did I comprehend a little bit a lot more.
Facebook can disable your account if your screen name is various than that on your birth certificate. Mine was, however not by a lot. It was still phonetically the exact same, however led to different than the rest of my family. I likewise had a customer that just recently made use of a competition promotion to raise their email list. According to Facebook marketing standards, contests can only be operated on Facebook through one of two applications: ShortStack as well as WildFire. Could that be why my account was disabled? I checked that customer's Facebook page and also it was gone as well. Aha!
Although the competition wasn't specifically hosted on Facebook (it was hosted on the customer's site), and also the victor was informed via email (you can not introduce champions on your wall surface), I was certain this was the angering action which had me brought in off Facebook without even a 'Bye-bye'.
Now it had to do with a week given that I originally wrote Facebook that fateful morning, as well as I still hadn't received a reply. I revisited the web page enabling me to get in touch with Facebook, as well as described that I currently had a much better suggestion about why they disabled me, and that I was sorry. I pledged 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 more days I understood something. something extremely essential-- I produced a filter in gmail for Facebook emails. Even if they did email me, I would certainly have never received the email due to the fact that it was set to "Miss Inbox/Delete". Harsh.
So I sent out an additional e-mail to Facebook, this time letting them know that I had a filter on my gmail and also if they did contact me before this e-mail, I would have never ever received it.
A couple of days later I finally received an email from Javier at Facebook. Here's the only reaction I'll likely get 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 an adolescent response-- sure Facebook is a 'young' firm, however I make sure there must be a person there with far better tact than 'we're not mosting likely to reable your account-- do not email us once more.' OKAY Facebook.
So what did I gain from my experience with Facebook?
1. Back up your account! You never know if/when they'll determine to delete you.
2. Do not handle your different customer's pages with the exact same account. If one page/account obtains deleted, you won't lose them all.
3. A great deal of my friends are pretenders who's profiles are either hidden from search, or they disabled the "Add as a friend" button making it impossible to re-add them.
Its had to do with a month considering that I had my account disabled, as well as had great deals of time to assess the experience. I have not tried to get in touch with Facebook directly given that I obtained the e-mail from Javier, but I did start the site www.facebook-disabled-my-account.org, as well as the hashtag project on Twitter #FBdisabledMe to accentuate the unfavorable experience.
Do I want Facebook to change their disabling policy? Nope.
I take care of a few MU websites as well as if you want someone off your site, by all means delete them/block them/whatever. But also for Facebook to disable the account and to keep the data/photos/videos/ connections/blog posts, that is wrong. What would certainly Facebook be if nobody uploaded web content onto the site-- No images to share or tag-- No posts to Like-- No condition updates to LOL at-- It would certainly be ABSOLUTELY NOTHING.
Facebook needs to allow those who they disabled to download their account, letting them get their photos/videos/notes/ etc., prior to going off to the barren marshes of Google+, or to RT their friends condition updates (rather than 'Suching as' it). Facebook already makes it possible for an active account to be downloaded and install, so why not a handicapped account?
It's time for Facebook to get a bit elder in this area-- especially with their IPO introduced. I'm really taking into consideration buying stock just so they will have to pay attention to my grievance-- at least I'll profit from them.
Have you had your Facebook account disabled? Did you get it back, and if so how?