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Suspended from Facebook

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Deedee248 · 20/07/2025 21:49

I received a message from Facebook nine days ago telling me that I have been suspended from Facebook. I have no idea why I was suspended - allegedly I have broken one of the rules, although it gave no details. As someone who rarely posts on Facebook, other than to leave birthday greetings for friends, I have absolutely NO idea why I have been suspended. I immediately appealed the decision and received a message saying that it usually takes just over a day to review my information. However nine days later, I am still none the wiser as to what happened, and why I was suspended, and don't know how to get back on there. I do not put anything inflammatory or even political on Facebook, so I really do not know why I was suspended. I was just wondering if this has happened to anyone else, and if so, how did you get back on? From googling this, it appears that Meta are very difficult to make contact with, and don't tend to respond to individuals who try to make contact with them. I would be very grateful for any help from anyone who knows how to contact them and get a response. Thanks.

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MargaretThursday · 21/07/2025 07:24

steff13 · 20/07/2025 22:31

I was suspended for inciting violence. A friend posted a picture of a giant spider in her house, and I commented that her only recourse was to burn the house down.

I put similar, but just had the post deleted.

Neodymium · 21/07/2025 07:03

FarmGirl78 · 20/07/2025 22:55

But how did you appeal the suspension?. If you clicked through a link in that message, or submitted a form via that it then it could well be that you actually did it via a scammer. You put your details into a fake message which took you to a game Facebook "appeal your suspension here" page. And they immediately changed your password which is why you now can't log in. That message could have been the scam.

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Yes that is what I am thinking.

i got locked out of Facebook awhile back, I actually found chat gpt really useful for this. I put in the messages I had got and it told me what to do and next steps. It was very reassuring actually.

FarmGirl78 · 20/07/2025 22:55

Deedee248 · 20/07/2025 22:16

No. I just got a message saying I had been suspended, and I could appeal the suspension, which I did straightaway. It claimed to take just over a day for it to be sorted, but nothing has happened nine days later!

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But how did you appeal the suspension?. If you clicked through a link in that message, or submitted a form via that it then it could well be that you actually did it via a scammer. You put your details into a fake message which took you to a game Facebook "appeal your suspension here" page. And they immediately changed your password which is why you now can't log in. That message could have been the scam.

steff13 · 20/07/2025 22:31

I was suspended for inciting violence. A friend posted a picture of a giant spider in her house, and I commented that her only recourse was to burn the house down.

Darragon · 20/07/2025 22:18

They're basically impossible to contact or reason with. All their decisions are taken by AIs. There are an awful lot of people who have lost their accounts or been warned for "violations" they haven't done and there's absolutely no comeback or way to get through to an actual human at Meta. It's been this way for years but as AI has made advances, Facebook just seems to get worse and worse. I think it's on purpose to eliminate dealing with their pesky customers/free content creators/cash cows to be advertised to. The automatic text checker is preposterous. I wrote a post a few weeks ago in a group and mentioned the fact that my mum passed away, and it got flagged by FB AI for suicide ideation and wouldn't let me post it. 🙄
Every time a journalist talks about "Facebook employees" in the news it makes me laugh because they don't seem to actually have any. I think it's just Zuckerberg and his little AI bots.
It has such good potential as a business/tech product, I just wish it was run better, he seems to be running it into the ground and it's no wonder so few people use it regularly these days.

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Deedee248 · 20/07/2025 22:16

Neodymium · 20/07/2025 22:07

maybe the email saying it was suspended was the hack. Did you need to ‘log in’ to check the suspension?

No. I just got a message saying I had been suspended, and I could appeal the suspension, which I did straightaway. It claimed to take just over a day for it to be sorted, but nothing has happened nine days later!

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Neodymium · 20/07/2025 22:07

maybe the email saying it was suspended was the hack. Did you need to ‘log in’ to check the suspension?

Spies · 20/07/2025 22:04

If it's rarely used then I second the suggestion it has been hacked.

RainbowBrightt · 20/07/2025 22:04

I had it once and it did come back without any explanation. Never knew why.
Every now and then I get a warning for a reported post which links to nothing

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Deedee248 · 20/07/2025 22:02

Shmithecat2 · 20/07/2025 21:54

I once got suspended for writing 'bloody men, absolutely useless'. Apparently, that's hate speech 🫠

I haven't written anything even vaguely dodgy. I can't remember the last time I posted.

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Deedee248 · 20/07/2025 22:00

SecretNameforMN · 20/07/2025 21:54

If your account isn't reinstated just create a new one. I did.

Yes I will probably do that. However all the things I have saved and the groups I have joined will be lost, and I will have to start again with all of them!

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Deedee248 · 20/07/2025 21:59

nutbrownhare15 · 20/07/2025 21:53

Could your account have been hacked?

I'm not sure. However I can't access it in order to change my password, which is very frustrating!

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Shmithecat2 · 20/07/2025 21:54

I once got suspended for writing 'bloody men, absolutely useless'. Apparently, that's hate speech 🫠

SecretNameforMN · 20/07/2025 21:54

If your account isn't reinstated just create a new one. I did.

nutbrownhare15 · 20/07/2025 21:53

Could your account have been hacked?

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