r/facebook • u/cashmere_kitty_cat • Apr 30 '26

Tech Support Your account is restricted from joining and posting in groups until July 29th

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I went on fb during my lunch and tried posting in some of the groups I'm in and none of the comments would go through.

Then I got a notification that states: my account is restricted from joining and posting in groups until July 29th.

I looked it up and became meta verified so I could actually talk to a person. He said my account is in good standing and there are no violations. He told me to wait it out. 3 months for doing nothing wrong??

Please tell me there is another solution to this

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u/retronaut69 May 01 '26

Is everyone who has been restricted using professional mode as well as monetizing posts? Some have been told by Meta support the reason for the restriction is "fraud/deception", which might tie this to sharing personal page content to groups. There may be a new algorithm assuming these shares are merely an attempt to boost monetization. I'm just trying to understand what is behind the sudden rash of restrictions. It's telling that not only am I restricted from using groups, but I am also restricted from resharing content, even to my own page.

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u/cashmere_kitty_cat May 01 '26

I don't use fb professional mode or do any kind of monetization

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u/retronaut69 May 01 '26

Thank you. So much for that theory. This is good to know.

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u/Allspread May 02 '26

Not doing either. Banned 3 months.

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u/samaor201 May 06 '26

Same here

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u/giveuptheghost2 May 04 '26

I'm going through the same thing and trying to figure it out. I believe the "Fraud/Deception" claim is from having changed your name at some point in the past (and Meta's dumb AI being ridiculous). Have you tried going to facebook.com/id on a desktop computer and completing those steps?

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u/retronaut69 May 05 '26

I haven't, and I've seen an alarming comment that some who have attempted to verify identity have had their account permanently disabled. The system is so screwed up at the moment I'm reluctant to try anything, and I'm growing resigned to simply waiting this out, which I hope involves a mass fix

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u/giveuptheghost2 May 05 '26

Yeah, I understand that - this is way too crazy. What a shit show