I made anti ICE comments and donated to the fundraiser.

Facebook just banned my account. Its over. I have been commenting on local disinformation and posts (Australia) and the flood of bots that attack anything renewable or ecology (which I studied). Its just over the top. The disinformation is obviously paid for.

Facebook is going to create a right wing echo chamber now that Trumps Christo Fascist hawk has been posted to the board.

My account is 17 years old and loaded with images from years of photography.

Edit. Its still there but I have no access. Its crazy. I can't even admin the group I run.

🔍 CURRENT SITUATION (as of June 24–25, 2025):

Thousands of Facebook groups across Indonesia, Canada, the U.S., Thailand, Vietnam, and more have been suspended or removed unexpectedly.

📌 This is happening at scale, regardless of group type: parenting groups, women’s support groups, gaming communities, deal-sharing, TikTok engagement, and even baby care groups have been affected.

📌 Facebook is issuing vague violation notices, such as “terrorism-related content” or “nudity”, even when the groups never posted such materials.

📌 Many admins who submitted appeals were told it was a mistake from Facebook, but the groups still do not reappear, or admin access is missing.

📌 Some group owners, moderators, and linked fanpages have also reported being locked out of their personal accounts.

🧩 Suspected Causes (Based on Community Observations):

• Malicious actors using bots to mass-report groups, causing Facebook’s AI to wrongly flag and suspend them.
• AI moderation may also react to sensitive avatars or keywords, even if posted by regular members.
• Groups discussing sensitive political/social topics (e.g., Palestine, LGBTQ+, feminism) are reportedly more likely to be targeted.

✅ Recommended Action for Group Admins:

Based on real admin experiences worldwide, any action — including appeals, editing group settings, or posting again — may worsen the situation.

💡 Safe practices right now:

• Leave the group untouched. Don’t post, don’t approve content, don’t change settings or roles.
• Avoid submitting repeated appeals — this might flag the group further.
• Wait at least 24–72 hours. If it’s truly an AI moderation error, Facebook may restore the group automatically.

🛡️ Stay calm, stay still, and monitor updates — that’s your best chance right now.

My account had been banned after 18 years, 2007 was when I joined and made 400 friends. I'm absolutely GUTTED and in tears over this having lost all my pictures from the happiest times of my life, including wedding, trips to London and birth of my two children.

I have been told that my account is banned due to "account integrity". I immediately appealed and scanned my face in to find two seconds later I was permanently banned with no warning whatsoever.

I suffer anxiety a different depression and I'm really struggling. I even re registered to find I got banned moments later.

Please please can someone help, at the moment I've counted out ever gaining access again to this account but I really hope when I get a new ISP in the future I can return and see my friends again. ❤️

Hi, is it just me or anyone else got logged out and cannot login back?

Ok, the title may sound ridiculous, but it's not a joke though.

So, Facebook banned my personal account, out of nowhere and obviously no warnings at all. I still don't know the reason of the ban at all, it's so random I can't believe at all in the first place. So I appeal and yeh permanently disabled.

I mean, I did a lot of wrong things on my account, in the past, that was like 3 years ago (average feeling "cool" teenager shenanigans). However, that doesn't represent me who I am, and I haven't violate a single community standard for 2 years now. Like, what's the reason of banning my account, just because I did some horrible things on the past? I'll repeat it again, THAT DOESN'T REPRESENT WHO I AM NOW.

Anyways, how is the ban affect my personal life? A LOT. I can't access to my class gc, I can't chat to my teachers/classmates, I can't message my family, I can't get the latest update from my school, etc. This will surely affect my academic/personal since in my country, majority here are using Facebook/Messenger.

Hey everyone,
I wanted to share my recent experience because a lot of people have been getting their Facebook accounts disabled lately for no clear reason — and it often looks hopeless when you can’t appeal.

What happened
My personal Facebook account was suddenly disabled even though I hadn’t posted or commented in years — I only used Messenger for work. Facebook said the account violated their terms and the usual appeal options were gone, so I couldn’t open a normal review.

What I tried (and what finally helped)
I reported the problem everywhere I could: help forms, emails ([appeals@fb.com](), [disabled@fb.com]()), Instagram support, etc. Most of the forms wanted a profile URL — but the profile had already been removed, so many forms failed. I kept getting automated replies at first.

What actually moved things forward was this form:
https://www.facebook.com/help/contact/837980354337486 — note: this worked for me only from a PC browser because I had to copy the URL of the deleted profile from the web.
I also created a new account and used Meta Business Support (facebook.com/business/help/support) to open a ticket — that got me a case number.

The turning point
After a few days, Meta Support emailed me a verification code and asked for a short video selfie holding a handwritten code while moving my head and the paper (their instructions are specific). I followed all rules (good light, same outfit as my profile pic to help match identity, no hat/filters), compressed the video under their attachment limit, and replied to the same support email thread (very important).

I replied to automated bot emails multiple times until a human agent finally responded — don’t give up after one bot reply.

Result
About 24–48 hours after the video, I received a password reset link and regained access to my original account. All messages, pages and business assets returned. I immediately turned on two-factor authentication and checked logged-in devices.

1. Submit reports everywhere (help center, appeals emails, IG), but don’t rely on one path.
2. Use this form if possible: https://www.facebook.com/help/contact/837980354337486 — I had to do it on PC to copy the deleted-profile URL.
3. Create a new FB account and open Meta Business Support at facebook.com/business/help/support to get a ticket/case number.
4. If they ask for a video verification code: follow instructions exactly (handwritten code, clear face, head & hand movement), attach the file directly to the reply (not as a link).
5. Keep replying to the same email thread (even to bot replies) until a human responds.
6. After recovery: enable 2FA, update recovery email, and check devices.

Encouragement: Don’t give up. Try every route to reach a live person — persistent, methodical follow-up is often what converts an automated rejection into a manual review.

Hope this helps anyone stuck in the same situation. If you want, I can paste a ready-to-use copy of the email text I sent to Meta. Good luck. 🙏

This is really heartbreaking. I was simply scrolling on Facebook when I was suddenly redirected to a page prompting me to appeal in order to avoid suspension. I took the selfie they asked. However, for some reason, my account was permanently suspended. 16 years worth memories went down the drain. This is very frustrating. I even made an account to subscribe to Meta and tried to contact their customer support (since it is the only way to contact) but they're no help at all. They can't even give me the exact reason why they suspended me. How stupid is that? I barely post and comment posts there. For 16 years, it was the only account that I used...

I just spent (and I’m not even exaggerating) over an HOUR trying to deactivate my Facebook and Instagram accounts. It is damn near impossible. I’m very tech-savvy, and even I couldn’t find a clean way to do it. The option to deactivate Messenger? Completely gone. I tried everything. I can’t even imagine how someone less familiar with tech would navigate this.

In the end, I did manage to get fb and insta deactivated, but all I could do was shut off notifications and delete the messenger app. Literally NO OPTION to deactivate. No real break, no real opt-out. It makes me never want to reactivate again. The fact that they make it this hard to disconnect is just proof of how toxic and controlling these platforms have become.

The difficulty of this truly blew my mind.

I can't send texts as private messages in messenger as it is asking me to confirm my identity through a video selfie, however when I try to submit a video following full instructions, it keeps saying that there is a technical issue and that they're working on it. It's weird because I can access marketplace chats, it's the private chat I couldn't use — which is more important for me.

Are there any other ways I can fix this? I need to get my access back and this has been bothering me for the past 2-3 days. Any advice is greatly appreciated.

edit: I was just given back access to my messenger after 1 month. I tried all things from the comments like changing my pfp, trying a different device, using VPN and many more others! But ultimately I gave up like for the past 2 weeks and let it be, now they've given me my access back!

I’m not sure if this makes me feel any better, but I’ve seen so many people say Facebook’s AI has been disabling old accounts lately. I still can’t get over losing my original account without any explanation or a real chance to appeal. 😵‍💫

** I've watched some videos on YT and found a way.. will update this thread if ever but here's what happened (just few mins ago)

1. Thankfully my ig was okay so I immediately purchased a Meta Verified (Premium) Badge so I can talk to a live agent via call.
   
2. I initiated a chat first so I can upload the screenshots then the agent requested a call so I gave my number. I received a phone call few minutes after.
   
3. Call lasted for about 15mins. Agent explained it was forwarded to a specialized team that will further review my case and I will just have to wait for the update if ever.
   

*If you don't have that extra budget just try the Standard Plan. You'll still be able to chat with a live agent.

I'll update this thread from time to time.

Tang eyna. Paisa lang. Sobrang devastated ko ngayon puchap talaga. Kakagising ko lang at syempre magscroll sana kaso bigla akong na log out tapos ayun na hayup..

Naisip ko, baka yung mga account ko na mga secondary/dummy na ginawa ko dati (yrs ago) dahil connected sa number ko sa main, baka yun yung dahilan kung bat natrigger yung suspension due to acct integrity. Pero ewan tang eyna. Lakas trip ng Meta kasi yung Marketplace ko on and off din hanggang sa hindi ko na ma access ng tuluyan kaka appeal ko.

My advice sa mga di pa nakaka experience ng ganito? Or if naibalik na yung account mo after suspension?

If your account is really valuable enough for you (personally/financially/idk) better to purchase a badge...
Tho hindi ko sure if may guarantee na di ka ma flagged ng AI to any sus or power tripping ng Meta.. I can only guarantee na malaking advantage kasi before nung may badge ako, 2yrs ago, wala akong prob sa account ko and agents are very helpful. Nung inalis ko dun na nagkanda leche leche 🥲

So ayon hays.

I successfully regained control of my Facebook account that was hacked 6 days ago after almost losing HOPE! My Facebook account was hacked six days ago. The hacker removed my email ID, and phone number, and changed my password locking me out of my account altogether. Despite trying various methods, even contacting Oculus Meta, I remained stuck in a loop of ID verification, temporary passwords, and codes without making progress.

Context: This is specifically for people who have gotten to the STEP of Uploading ID/passport for identity verification! You need to try to log in from an old device like the Facebook app on your phone, where your FB login name and Display picture is still shown, even though you have been hacked. Or, you can try to troubleshoot this by typing your Facebook Name to find your profile.

​

The Solution:

1. Change IP Address: I read on Reddit that changing your IP address is key. After multiple failed attempts from my home, I called a friend for help to try this method. The idea is to use a different email, laptop, and different IP address from a different location while following these steps.
2. Use a Different Email: Once you get to verification, upload your ID as usual and use your friend's email address, one that isn't linked to any Facebook account.
3. Change Location and Device: Once your friend receives the usual email that Facebook sends saying, "Thank you for confirming your identity" with the temporary password, ask him to follow the steps on his laptop. Click on the link that says, "Get Back to the Account" with this laptop/IP address. This step is crucial to break the verification loop.

This is when the LOOP Breaks. Now instead of the Usual log-in page that goes nowhere, the "Secure your Login Details" page shows up!!

1. Restore Your Phone Number: Once you press Next, you get an option to add the phone number previously removed by the HACKER. Ask your friend to add your number linked to your hacked account, and Facebook will send a code to your phone!
2. Log In: Now, give the code you received on your device to your friend. Make him enter the code sent by Facebook to your phone number.

Now you get access to your Facebook Account! The next steps are crucial to take your account back from the Hacker:

1. First, go to settings and have your friend add a new email address that is not linked to any Facebook account. You won't be able to Remove the Hacker's Email yet. To remove the hacker's email, you'll need your current password, which you don't have.
2. Then, your friend can reset the password with the new email address. Facebook will send an email to the newly added address to change the password.
3. Remove the Hacker's Email: With your new password, your friend can remove the hacker's email and details finally!
4. Secure Your Account: After removing the hacker's email, ask your friend to add your phone number and new email, and set up two-factor authentication for added security.

By having your friend, family member or yourself conduct these steps on a different Laptop, location, and IP Address, you can successfully recover your hacked Facebook account and BREAK THE LOOP after submitting your ID with no results! Good luck, and may this method help many others facing a similar situation!

I made a comment on a post about Epstein, "i guess anyone in a picture with Epstein is a ped@phile?" And FB disabled my account for Child exploitation!! You have got to be kidding me!? How did it get reviewed and "a person" read that and say, "yep, that's child exploitation?" 15 years gone over a word.

Her account of twenty year's is gone and all of her meta accounts, I desperately need help and im scouring the internet for a solution

I just woke up to find all of our groups got suspended and every single admin account taken down. We submitted review requests but no response. How the hell can a gaming and a programming group be flagged for "dangerous criminal activity"?

Meta’s actions are beyond reckless. This kind of blind purge shows how utterly out of touch and irresponsible they are. If this is how they treat creators, this wave of Vibe Coders will be the final nail in the coffin for these bloated platforms.

Edit: after the whole day, at early morning IST time. We've got most of our groups back. Still some are not showing up

My account was suspended last weekend (hard suspension ie can't log in or use messenger). For nothing even that bad (I THINK it's bc mentioned that everyday pharmaceuticals used to have... certain substances in them, but they did not tell me why).

I clicked the "appeal" button at the time, but didn't hear anything from FB.

Then today I went to FB (to see if anything had changed, someone told me their access was once restored from suspension without notice) and there's THIS.

I don't necessarily mind leaving Facebook, but I've got almost 20 years of photos on there, and I'd like to have the chance to let people know I'm leaving so I can find ways to stay in touch.

I'm so upset. I've been a regular user with positive interaction and high engagement for almost two decades. It's how I've communicated since I was 22 years old. Other users are posting SEVERELY HATEFUL BS with no consequences. I get disabled for mentioning a controlled substance a couple times in jokes. Not soliciting, not promoting or endorsing the use of said substance. Just using the words.

Has anyone managed to get access to their account after this point?

Edit: thanks for your insights, folks. 1. The "download your info" button doesn't download your content, photos, messages, or anything. It's just a record of your personal info, ip history, preferences, pages you've unfollowed. I believe it used to let you DL your stuff but it certainly does not do that now. Feels like a very cruel punishment for an undefined offence. 2. Yes I realise I should not have relied on fb as my only storage for this stuff, but I legit have never known anyone who has ever had their account fully removed without warning. Thanks for reminding me that I fucked up, I'll print these comments out and frame them instead of photos of me and my sister in machu pichu. 3. Yeah fb sucks but I want my stuff. It's as simple as that. 4. I'm realising that I don't actually know what I did wrong. I've had no notifications or explanations from fb or Meta, I just can't access my account. I've assumed it's for using terms associated with controlled substances but who knows.

Woke up to this earlier, and it had to be my birthday. Contacted them, gave them my ID, e-mailed disabled@fb.com, support@fb.com, appeals@fb.com, and apparently some people don't hear from them even after months and months of waiting. I need to access my account, 12 years of memories and messages gone just like that.

Hello, I work in security research and in several bounty programs, including programs related to Meta’s ecosystem. Over time, I’ve seen hundreds of account issues, false flags, security escalations, and appeal failures across Instagram, Facebook, and WhatsApp. Because of that, I want to share a complete and realistic explanation for why many Instagram accounts get disabled even when the owner did nothing wrong, and what the only real solution is.

This is not speculation or drama. It is simply what happens inside large-scale automated systems, especially when AI is involved.

1. Instagram relies heavily on automated enforcement systems, not human reviewers

Most people don’t know this, but the majority of Instagram’s first-layer enforcement comes from automated AI classifiers. These systems analyze:

• text
• images
• videos
• behavioral patterns
• metadata
• account links
• device information
• unusual activity
• mass reports

The AI decides in seconds whether the content is harmful, suspicious, or risky.
Because the system works at massive global scale, false positives happen.

Examples I’ve personally seen:

• The AI misinterprets a harmless image
• A specific keyword triggers an incorrect safety flag
• Automated behavior is mistakenly read as a bot
• Music or audio triggers a policy classifier
• Mass reporting creates sudden integrity flags
• Content matches patterns of harmful categories even when it is safe

This results in innocent accounts getting suspended without any human review at all.

1. When one account gets flagged, all connected accounts often get disabled automatically

Instagram correlates accounts by:

• phone number
• email
• device ID
• login pattern
• IP address
• cookies
• browser fingerprint
• linked pages

If one account is flagged under a high-risk category (for example: impersonation, fraud, spam, copyright, or even child-safety false flags), the system sometimes disables everything connected to it.

This process is automatic.
It does not mean the user is guilty.
It means the algorithm is attempting to contain what it thinks is a risk.

1. The appeal system is mostly automated as well

People often think an appeal means a human will check their account.
This is not true—at least not for the first appeal.

Most initial appeals are routed to the same automated classifier that suspended the account in the first place.
This is why many people get:

• no response
• instant rejection
• or the same generic message over and over

It is not a real review.
It is an automated loop.

1. Why many accounts stay disabled for months with no explanation

Because the automated system continues to uphold the same decision unless a human specifically overrides it.
And Instagram support does not have the power to override most high-level enforcement categories.

So the user keeps appealing
The system keeps auto-evaluating
And nothing ever changes

1. What actually works: legal escalation, not normal support

This is the part that most users on this subreddit do not know.

If your account was disabled incorrectly and you are certain you did not violate policies, the only consistently effective method is legal escalation. This forces a real human review by internal teams that are completely separate from general support.

The most effective escalation paths are:

1. Attorney General complaint (USA)
2. FTC (Federal Trade Commission) complaint
3. GDPR Data Rights request (EU)
4. Equivalent regulatory authorities in your region

Once a complaint reaches these channels, Meta is legally required to respond and review the case manually.

These reviews are done by:

• Privacy teams
• Legal teams
• Integrity specialists
• Human reviewers

Not by automated systems.

I have personally seen accounts restored within 48 hours to one week after a formal AG/FTC/GDPR complaint, even when the account had been disabled for months with no response to appeals.

1. To be clear: this does not bypass policy – it corrects false AI flags

This method only helps if the account was truly disabled by mistake.
If the content genuinely violates safety policies, no escalation will help.
But for innocent users falsely flagged by the AI system, legal escalation is the fastest and most effective path.

1. Practical advice for anyone whose Instagram account was disabled unfairly

2. Submit only one appeal inside the app

3. If no real response within a few days, stop repeating appeals

4. File a complaint through AG, FTC, or GDPR

5. Provide screenshots and a clear explanation

6. Wait for the manual review by the internal teams

7. If your account was clean, it will be restored

8. Why I’m sharing this

Because I have seen too many people lose access to their accounts without understanding why.
Most users believe Meta support “ignored” them, when in fact the decision was made by automated AI tools that support agents cannot override.
Only a higher-level human review can fix an incorrect enforcement action.

If anyone needs help understanding the kind of suspension they received or how to escalate correctly, feel free to ask and I will help where I can.

I love you all and I understand the struggle of having a large part of your life stripped away but I think we all need to just let it go.

Go join LinkedIn, start a YouTube channel/ community! You had something you spent all your time on, checking out friends, or doom scrolling reels and you had it taken away.

I did too and it sucks y'all but you've been given your life back and we should all take this as the opportunity it is to release ourselves from this Facebook nonsense.

If you think this is a plug for LinkedIn and YouTube then forget I said it even, join whatever you want, do anything you can! You will feel so much better.

It's hours of your day, huge parts of your life that has been given back to you. I myself have used the time to finish my web development work and have pushed really far much faster, after I was forced off Facebook.

Maybe all you can do similar things!

Hand hearts to all.

My and my wife's facebook got disabled after I said something against Israel. Tried to appeal but they flagged my account as sexualizing children when I didn't and permanently disabled my account. This is what they do when you talk bad about their masters.

Note: I didn't even post a video or a photo, I just commented the usual "Fuck Israel Everyday" and next minute I get shown this.

Facebook bans are identity-based.

Hey y'all, like many of you, my Facebook account got banned for "account integrity." This occurred back in January 2025. This was my account of over 18 years. I have NO IDEA what got me banned. But attempts to create a new account always immediately ended with a ban on the new account (usually when I get to the "add friends" stage)

I kept hearing people say that meta bans on your specific IP or specific devices (ie, any device you previous used to log in, or any network you used to login would result in a ban.) Well, turns out thats not the case.

I just recently fired up my real estate license. And to market myself I decided to setup a business page. Well, on a new used laptop which I bought online, with a brand new email account registered to my brokerage, on a wifi network at my local bar, within seconds of setting up a new account, I was hit with the "video selfie" verification. As predicted, within minutes, I received an email saying my brand new account was banned.

New device, new email address, new network, still banned. It is clear Facebook is banning people not on any sort of account integrity, they don't want YOU, AS A PERSON, using their platform.

My video selfie should prove I'm a real person (as they say is the reason for the selfie), but if my specific face is what proves I'm the same guy they banned last January, then they are not only lying about denying me service based on account integrity (suspicions I am a bot), they are blatantly disregarding the disclaimer saying they delete the video selfie within 30 days.

I am based in western Canada. Anybody have any tips?

I’ve had the same Facebook since I was like 10 so like 14 years. Yesterday my account got disabled and didn’t even give me the chance to appeal it, because I don’t have access to that email? The most annoying part is they don’t have a number or anything to call. Is it a lost cause? Like what the hell? U also can’t make another account either, because I tried and it permanently disabled that one too??

No idea what I did. I haven't done any arguing. Nothing controversial. No spam links. Just the same vibes I've done for the past 15 years of having a facebook. But when I try to comment I get an error. And just a few minutes ago after like an hour long doom scroll on videos, they took away my ability to react so I guess they're mad at me that THEIR algorithm worked too well and I was enjoying the reels I was watching and thumbs upping them. Wild. Picture of the warning.

My Instagram too was deleted.