My Facebook is Deactivated
My Facebook Is Deactivated
Envision my surprise when I attempted to authorize right into Facebook one early morning only to obtain the adhering to message:
My account was disabled? What does that even suggest?
I attempted to visit with one more web browser as well as I got the exact same message. Facebook handicapped my account!
Facebook provided a form entry web page for those wishing to write to Facebook about their disabled account, and also I emailed them essentially asking why my account was handicapped as well as how I can obtain gain access to back to the numerous pages I'm an admin for. I discussed that I manage a range of web pages for clients, and also was constantly mindful regarding the web content I published-- besides, my moms and dads get on Facebook as well.
After sending the e-mail to Facebook, I sent an email to the good friends who's e-mail addresses I in fact had and discussed what occurred. Thanks to the connect-ability of Facebook, a lot of my friends were just able to be contacted by me on Facebook.
The replies I got from that email were identified right into three different categories:
- WTF/WTH-- why would certainly they do that ??
- Is it because you uploaded political stuff (I like Ron Paul and also shared content about #OWS).
- Possibly somebody flagged you.
I research several of the write-ups by others that have had their accounts disabled to figure out why my own was instantly drawn-- without cautioning I need to add. The publishing dates on the write-ups cover the lifetime of Facebook, showing that the firm has forever been on a behind-the-scenes campaign of disabling accounts at their discretion.
I found some posts by famous bloggers or journalists, including Roger Ebert, Robert Scoble, as well as Stan Shroeder (Mashable). A number of these high-profiled Facebook customers had their profiles and/or pages reabled right after Facebook uncovered who they disabled. For the rest of us, we're primarily on our very own.
Checking out these write-ups really did not infuse much hope in me or my situation. The realization of what I lost was beginning to set in too.
Over the years I had computers collision, taken, lost, and so on and also count on Facebook to organize all my traveling and also event pictures. The web site isn't going anywhere anytime quickly, so why not post all my images on Facebook for my friends and family members to view at their discretion? There were well over 2000 photos, plenty of videos, blog posts (notes), plus all the get in touches with (I still have not been able to reconnect with numerous that were all shed when Facebook handicapped my account). This was looking to be a really stark situation as I better understood simply what was lost.
I needed to gain back accessibility to Facebook to manage the pages for my customers, as well as likewise for my own enterprises. Most of my web pages' admin gain access to were shown to a partner and were quickly set back up with the brand-new Facebook account I begrudgingly created, cursing Facebook under my breath as I established the new account.
Some of the Facebook web pages admin gain access to were shown to my customers, whom I needed to get in touch with to have them re-add me with my brand-new account. All of them asked "Why did your account obtain disabled?" and also rightfully so. I, also, would certainly examine the individual I paid to handle my Facebook page why their Facebook account was handicapped. Wouldn't you?
I still do not have an answer to that concern. "I have no suggestion" is the answer I still provide, since its true. Facebook has still yet to provide me a reason my account was disabled. After reviewing the factors Facebook handicapped accounts on their page I was still in the dark. I didn't spam-add individuals, post sex-related material, bother anyone. so why they removed me didn't make good sense. Only after I read other posts did I comprehend a bit a lot more.
Facebook can disable your account if your display name is various than that on your birth certificate. Mine was, however not by much. It was still phonetically the exact same, but meant various than the rest of my family. I additionally had a customer who recently utilized a competition promotion to increase their email list. According to Facebook promotional guidelines, competitions can only be operated on Facebook through one of two apps: ShortStack and WildFire. Could that be why my account was disabled? I inspected 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 client's website), and also the champion was notified through e-mail (you can not introduce victors on your wall), I was certain this was the annoying action which had me ushered off Facebook without even a 'Bye-bye'.
Now it had to do with a week given that I at first created Facebook that fateful morning, as well as I still had not gotten a reply. I took another look at the page allowing me to speak to Facebook, and explained that I now had a better concept regarding why they disabled me, which I was sorry. I promised never to do something like that again (was it actually that poor??) if they simply reable my account.
I sent out that off and also waited once again. After a few more days I recognized something. something really vital-- I developed a filter in gmail for Facebook emails. Even if they did email me, I would have never obtained the email due to the fact that it was set to "Miss Inbox/Delete". Harsh.
So I sent one more email to Facebook, this time around letting them know that I had a filter on my gmail and if they did call me before this e-mail, I would certainly have never obtained it.
A couple of days later I lastly received an e-mail from Javier at Facebook. Here's the only action 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 action-- certain Facebook is a 'young' business, yet I make sure there should be a person there with far better tact than 'we're not going to reable your account-- don't email us once more.' OK Facebook.
So what did I pick up from my experience with Facebook?
1. Back up your account! You never ever understand if/when they'll make a decision to erase you.
2. Do not manage your different customer's pages with the same account. If one page/account obtains erased, you will not shed them all.
3. A lot of my friends are pretenders who's profiles are either hidden from search, or they disabled the "Include as a close friend" button making it impossible to re-add them.
Its been about a month since I had my account impaired, as well as had lots of time to assess the experience. I haven't attempted to get in touch with Facebook straight considering that I received the e-mail from Javier, but I did start the site www.facebook-disabled-my-account.org, and also the hashtag project on Twitter #FBdisabledMe to draw attention to the negative experience.
Do I desire Facebook to alter their disabling policy? Nope.
I take care of a couple of MU sites and also if you desire somebody off your site, of course delete them/block them/whatever. But also for Facebook to disable the account and also to keep the data/photos/videos/ connections/blog blog posts, that is wrong. What would Facebook be if no one uploaded material onto the site-- No pictures to share or tag-- No short articles to Like-- No standing updates to LOL at-- It would be ABSOLUTELY NOTHING.
Facebook should allow those that 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 pals status updates (rather than 'Liking' it). Facebook already makes it possible for an energetic account to be downloaded, so why not an impaired account?
It's time for Facebook to obtain a bit elder in this area-- especially with their IPO revealed. I'm actually taking into consideration buying stock just so they will certainly have to listen to my issue-- at the minimum I'll profit from them.
Have you had your Facebook account handicapped? Did you get it back, and also if so exactly how?