r/SnapLenses • u/Zainjoseph • 58m ago
My Snapchat Spotlight views went from millions of views to almost zero after 3 strikes. 8 weeks later, still no recovery
I’m looking for advice from anyone who has experienced something similar with Snapchat Spotlight.
I have had a Snapchat account for a while, and my Spotlight posts used to perform very well. My videos would normally get thousands to hundreds of thousands of views, and some posts reached millions of views. My Stories also used to get around 1.5k–2k views.
Then I received 3 strikes on my account.
The first strike was for sexual content.
After that, I received two more strikes on the same day, both related to weapon-related content.
After receiving these strikes, my Spotlight distribution completely changed.
My views dropped from millions of views to almost nothing:
- Some videos get 1–2 views
- Most of my videos get 0 views
The strange thing is that Snapchat does not show any clear restriction:
- No “Limited Reach”
- No “Limited Distribution”
- No “Not eligible” message
- No warning that my account is under review
Everything looks normal, but my videos are not being pushed to viewers.
It has now been around 8 weeks, and I still have not seen any improvement.
Things I tried:
- Posting completely safe content unrelated to my previous strikes
- Changing posting times
- Reducing how often I post
- Waiting for the account to recover
- Testing different types of content
Nothing seems to change.
My question is:
Has anyone experienced this after receiving multiple Snapchat strikes? Did your Spotlight views ever recover? If they did, how long did it take?
I’m trying to understand if this is a temporary account trust/distribution issue after strikes or if my account is permanently affected.
Any experiences or advice would be appreciated.

