Facebook Disabled My Account | Update 2019

To say that Facebook plays a large component in my life is a bit of an exaggeration-- as I'm sure it is for any other social media manager. Not just do I utilize it to talk with family and friends-- yet I'm permanently adding material to one of the many web pages I admin, whether for myself or for clients.

Facebook Disabled My Account

Picture my shock when I tried to authorize into Facebook one early morning only to obtain the following message:

My account was disabled? What does that also indicate?

I attempted to visit with an additional web browser and also I got the same message. Facebook impaired my account!

Facebook provided a kind entry page for those wishing to write to Facebook about their handicapped account, as well as I emailed them basically asking why my account was handicapped and just how I can obtain accessibility back to the many web pages I'm an admin for. I explained that I manage a selection of web pages for clients, as well as was constantly mindful about the web content I posted-- nevertheless, my parents are on Facebook as well.

After sending the e-mail to Facebook, I sent out an e-mail to the good friends who's e-mail addresses I really had and also described what happened. Thanks to the connect-ability of Facebook, a lot of my friends were only able to be gotten in touch with by me on Facebook.

The replies I obtained from that e-mail were classified right into 3 various groups:

- WTF/WTH-- why would they do that ??
- Is it because you uploaded political stuff (I like Ron Paul and also shared content about #OWS).
- Possibly someone flagged you.

I research a few of the articles by others that have actually had their accounts impaired to discover why my own was suddenly drawn-- without cautioning I must include. The publishing dates on the write-ups cover the lifetime of Facebook, showing that the company has forever gotten on a behind-the-scenes project of disabling accounts at their discernment.

I located some articles by renowned bloggers or reporters, consisting of Roger Ebert, Robert Scoble, and also Stan Shroeder (Mashable). Most of these high-profiled Facebook individuals had their accounts and/or web pages reabled not long after Facebook found that they disabled. For the rest people, we're generally on our very own.

Checking out these posts really did not impart much hope in me or my scenario. The understanding of what I shed was starting to set in also.

Over the years I had computers accident, stolen, lost, etc. as well as count on Facebook to hold all my travel as well as celebration images. The site isn't going anywhere anytime quickly, so why not post all my photos on Facebook for my friends and also household to watch at their discernment? There were well over 2000 photos, plenty of video clips, article (notes), plus all the get in touches with (I still haven't been able to reconnect with several who were all shed when Facebook impaired my account). This was seeming an extremely bleak scenario as I better recognized just what was lost.

I had to regain access to Facebook to handle the pages for my customers, and also for my very own enterprises. Many of my web pages' admin accessibility were shown to a partner and were easily set back up with the brand-new Facebook account I begrudgingly created, cursing Facebook under my breath as I established the brand-new account.

Some of the Facebook pages admin access were shown my customers, 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 truly so. I, too, would certainly question the person I paid to handle my Facebook web page why their Facebook account was impaired. Wouldn't you?

I still don't have a solution to that concern. "I have no suggestion" is the response I still give, since its true. Facebook has still yet to offer me a reason my account was impaired. After reviewing the factors Facebook impaired accounts on their web page I was still at night. I didn't spam-add people, message sexual web content, pester any person. so why they erased me really did not make sense. Only after I review other short articles did I recognize a bit much more.

Facebook can disable your account if your screen name is various than that on your birth certification. Mine was, but not by a lot. It was still phonetically the same, but spelled different than the remainder of my household. I also had a client who just recently utilized a contest promotion to increase their email checklist. According to Facebook marketing guidelines, competitions can only be operated on Facebook via either applications: ShortStack and also WildFire. Could that be why my account was disabled? I inspected that customer's Facebook web page and it was gone as well. Aha!

Although the contest had not been exactly organized on Facebook (it was hosted on the customer's web site), as well as the victor was alerted by means of email (you can not introduce champions on your wall), I was certain this was the offending action which had me ushered off Facebook without so much as a 'Au revoir'.

Now it had to do with a week considering that I initially created Facebook that eventful morning, and also I still had not gotten a reply. I reviewed the page enabling me to get in touch with Facebook, and clarified that I currently had a much better suggestion about why they disabled me, which I was sorry. I vowed never ever to do something like that again (was it truly that negative??) if they just reable my account.

I sent out that off and waited again. 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 ever received the email because it was readied to "Miss Inbox/Delete". Rough.

So I sent out another e-mail to Facebook, this time letting them recognize that I had a filter on my gmail and if they did call me prior to this e-mail, I would certainly have never ever gotten it.

A few days later I ultimately obtained an e-mail from Javier at Facebook. Right here's the only response 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
Facebook

What an adolescent response-- certain Facebook is a 'young' business, but I make certain there must be someone there with better tact than 'we're not going to reable your account-- don't email us again.' OKAY Facebook.

So what did I gain from my experience with Facebook?

1. Back up your account! You never ever understand if/when they'll choose to remove you.
2. Don't manage your various client's web pages with the same account. If one page/account gets deleted, you will not lose them all.
3. A lot of my friends are snobs who's profiles are either concealed from search, or they disabled the "Add as a close friend" button making it impossible to re-add them.

Its been about a month given that I had my account impaired, as well as had great deals of time to reflect on the experience. I haven't tried to contact Facebook directly because I obtained the email from Javier, but I did start the site www.facebook-disabled-my-account.org, and also the hashtag project on Twitter #FBdisabledMe to accentuate the unfavorable experience.

Do I desire Facebook to alter their disabling policy? Nope.

I manage a few MU sites as well as if you desire somebody off your website, of course erase them/block them/whatever. But for Facebook to disable the account and also to maintain the data/photos/videos/ connections/blog blog posts, that is wrong. What would Facebook be if no one uploaded web content onto the website-- No pictures to share or tag-- No short articles to Like-- No condition updates to LOL at-- It would be ABSOLUTELY NOTHING.

Facebook must enable those who they disabled to download their account, letting them retrieve their photos/videos/notes/ etc., before going off to the barren wastelands of Google+, or to RT their pals status updates (rather than 'Suching as' it). Facebook currently makes it possible for an active account to be downloaded and install, so why not an impaired account?

It's time for Facebook to obtain a bit elder in this area-- especially with their IPO announced. I'm actually considering buying stock so they will certainly have to listen to my grievance-- at the minimum I'll make money from them.

Have you had your Facebook account impaired? Did you get it back, and if so how?

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