When A Facebook Account is Deactivated
When A Facebook Account is Deactivated
Visualize my shock when I tried to sign into Facebook one morning just to receive the complying with message:
My account was disabled? What does that also mean?
I attempted to visit with an additional browser as well as I obtained the very same message. Facebook impaired my account!
Facebook supplied a type entry web page for those wishing to contact Facebook regarding their handicapped account, and I emailed them basically asking why my account was impaired as well as exactly how I can obtain gain access to back to the numerous pages I'm an admin for. I clarified that I handle a range of web pages for clients, as well as was always mindful concerning the web content I published-- nevertheless, my parents are on Facebook as well.
After sending out the email to Facebook, I sent out an e-mail to the good friends that's e-mail addresses I really had and discussed what occurred. Thanks to the connect-ability of Facebook, most of my friends were only able to be called by me on Facebook.
The replies I obtained from that e-mail were identified right into 3 different categories:
- WTF/WTH-- why would they do that ??
- Is it because you posted political things (I like Ron Paul and shared web content regarding #OWS).
- Possibly somebody flagged you.
I check out a few of the posts by others that have had their accounts disabled to learn why mine was suddenly drawn-- without warning I need to include. The publishing days on the articles extend the life time of Facebook, revealing that the firm has actually permanently gotten on a behind the curtain campaign of disabling accounts at their discernment.
I located some write-ups by popular bloggers or journalists, including Roger Ebert, Robert Scoble, and Stan Shroeder (Mashable). A number of these high-profiled Facebook users had their accounts and/or web pages reabled soon after Facebook found who they disabled. For the rest people, we're basically on our own.
Reading these articles didn't impart much hope in me or my scenario. The realization of what I lost was beginning to embed in too.
For many years I had computer systems crash, stolen, shed, and so on and rely upon Facebook to organize all my traveling and also celebration photos. The site isn't going anywhere anytime soon, so why not publish all my pictures on Facebook for my friends and family members to view at their discernment? There were more than 2000 photos, plenty of videos, article (notes), plus all the contacts (I still haven't been able to reconnect with several that were all shed when Facebook impaired my account). This was looking to be a very stark situation as I additionally recognized simply what was lost.
I needed to regain accessibility to Facebook to handle the web pages for my customers, as well as likewise for my own business. A lot of my pages' admin access were shown to a partner and also were quickly set back up with the brand-new Facebook account I begrudgingly created, cursing Facebook under my breath as I set up the new account.
Several of the Facebook pages admin gain access to were shown my customers, whom I needed to contact to have them re-add me with my new account. All of them asked "Why did your account get disabled?" and rightfully so. I, too, would certainly question the individual I paid to manage my Facebook page why their Facebook account was handicapped. Would not you?
I still don't have an answer to that inquiry. "I have no concept" is the solution I still provide, since its true. Facebook has still yet to give me a reason my account was handicapped. After reading the reasons Facebook handicapped accounts on their web page I was still at night. I didn't spam-add individuals, message sexual content, bother any individual. so why they deleted me didn't make sense. Only after I read various other posts did I comprehend a bit much more.
Facebook can disable your account if your screen name is various than that on your birth certificate. Mine was, but not by much. It was still phonetically the very same, however spelled different than the rest of my family. I also had a customer that recently made use of a contest promotion to boost their e-mail list. According to Facebook marketing standards, competitions can only be run on Facebook through either apps: ShortStack as well as WildFire. Could that be why my account was disabled? I examined that client's Facebook page and also it was gone as well. Aha!
Although the contest had not been specifically organized on Facebook (it was hosted on the customer's web site), as well as the winner was alerted using email (you can not announce winners on your wall surface), I was positive this was the upseting action which had me brought in off Facebook without even a 'Goodbye'.
At this point it was about a week since I initially wrote Facebook that eventful morning, and also I still had not received a reply. I revisited the page enabling me to call Facebook, as well as clarified that I currently had a better suggestion about why they disabled me, which I was sorry. I vowed never ever to do something like that once again (was it truly that bad??) if they simply reable my account.
I sent out that off and also waited once again. After a few more days I understood something. something really important-- I created a filter in gmail for Facebook emails. Even if they did email me, I would certainly have never obtained the email due to the fact that it was set to "Skip Inbox/Delete". Severe.
So I sent out one more email to Facebook, this moment letting them understand that I had a filter on my gmail and if they did call me prior to this e-mail, I would have never obtained it.
A couple of days later I lastly received an e-mail from Javier at Facebook. Below's the only action I'll likely obtain 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 a juvenile response-- sure Facebook is a 'young' company, yet I'm sure there should be somebody there with far better tact than 'we're not mosting likely 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 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 removed, you won't lose them all.
3. A lot of my friends are snobs that's accounts are either concealed from search, or they disabled the "Add as a good friend" button making it difficult to re-add them.
Its been about a month because I had my account disabled, and had lots of time to reflect on the experience. I haven't tried to call Facebook directly because I obtained the email from Javier, however I did begin the website www.facebook-disabled-my-account.org, and the hashtag campaign on Twitter #FBdisabledMe to draw attention to the negative experience.
Do I desire Facebook to alter their disabling policy? Nope.
I manage a couple of MU sites and also if you desire a person off your website, of course erase them/block them/whatever. However, for Facebook to disable the account and also to keep the data/photos/videos/ connections/blog articles, that is wrong. What would Facebook be if nobody uploaded content onto the site-- No photos to share or tag-- No write-ups to Like-- No condition updates to LOL at-- It would be ABSOLUTELY NOTHING.
Facebook should allow those that they disabled to download their account, letting them recover their photos/videos/notes/ etc., prior to going off to the barren marshes of Google+, or to RT their friends standing updates (in contrast to 'Liking' it). Facebook already makes it possible for an active account to be downloaded and install, so why not a handicapped account?
It's time for Facebook to obtain a bit elder in this area-- particularly with their IPO revealed. I'm actually considering buying stock so they will have to pay attention to my complaint-- at the very least I'll profit from them.
Have you had your Facebook account handicapped? Did you get it back, as well as if so exactly how?