What to do if your Facebook account is blocked?

When running advertising campaigns on Facebook, sometimes the account is blocked. This not only affects the normal communication of individuals or companies, but may also cause significant losses to commercial activities such as advertising. In the face of this dilemma, it is particularly important to adopt a timely and effective response strategy. This article will answer your questions from three aspects: the reasons for account blocking, how to avoid account blocking, and how to unblock accounts.

Reasons for Facebook account blocking

  1. Newly registered Chinese accounts set the advertising area to the United States

Newly registered accounts should go through a period of “raising accounts” to establish a certain level of activity and credibility before considering opening an advertising account. Directly opening an advertising account and setting the advertising area to the United States is likely to lead to account blocking.

  1. Excessive addition of friends

Excessive addition of friends may be regarded as abnormal behavior by Facebook, resulting in account restrictions or bans. It is recommended to add friends gradually and naturally to avoid adding a large number of friends at one time.

  1. Too many groups

Joining too many groups may also be regarded as abnormal behavior. It is recommended to join groups reasonably according to the actual needs and activity of the account.

  1. Posting inappropriate comments

Posting a large amount of spam, advertisements, pornographic content, and other content that affects the user experience of the platform, sexually suggestive erotic advice, pornographic content, terrorist and violent speech content, infringement, illegal content, etc. are all red lines. Serious violations of Facebook’s community standards will result in the account being immediately banned. Please make sure that all your comments comply with Facebook’s community standards.

  1. Change devices and change IP at the same time

Frequent changes in devices and IP addresses may be considered abnormal behavior by Facebook, especially if these behaviors are associated with the registration and use of new accounts. It is recommended to keep the stability of devices and IP addresses as much as possible.

  1. Stealing other people’s information

Stealing other people’s information is a serious violation of the law and will also result in a Facebook account being banned. Please make sure that all the information you use is true, legal, and belongs to you.

  1. Change passwords

It is a good habit to change your password regularly, but if you change your password frequently and associate it with other abnormal behaviors (such as abnormal login locations, abnormal devices, etc.), it may attract Facebook’s attention. It is recommended to change your password when necessary and keep your account secure.

  1. Complaints

Posts, advertisements, homepages, and personal homepages can all be complained about. If the content causes discomfort, it will be complained about, resulting in account closure.

How to avoid Facebook account closure

  1. Use clean VPS and IP

When registering a new account, be sure to use a clean VPS (virtual private server) and IP address that has not been used by any previous Facebook account. This can avoid association with previous account closure records and reduce the risk of being blocked.

  1. Mobile phone registration

It is strongly recommended to register with a mobile phone number instead of a domestic email address. Mobile phone number registration is safer and easier to pass Facebook’s verification process.

  1. Use real information

During the registration process, be sure to use your real name, date of birth, and gender. False information may cause the account to be blocked.

  1. Real avatar and status

Use your real photo as your avatar and post real life status regularly. This helps to establish the authenticity and credibility of the account.

  1. Add real friends

Only add real friends you know, avoid adding strangers or using robots to add friends in large quantities, which may be considered a violation by Facebook.

  1. Stable IP address

Before you safely pass the “newbie period”, avoid changing your IP address frequently. A stable IP address helps Facebook confirm the legitimacy of your account.

  1. Be cautious when placing ads

If your account was previously blocked and successfully unblocked, avoid placing ads immediately within a period of time after the unblocking. Immediate advertising may trigger Facebook’s additional review and increase the risk of being blocked again.

How to unblock a Facebook account

  1. Account restrictions

First, clear your browser cache and history, try to log in to your account again after 96 hours, and provide unblocking information (photos, date of birth, identifying friends based on tagged photos, friend auxiliary verification, answering your security questions) as prompted.

  1. Directly block the account

First, enter the appeal link and fill in the important appeal points. In the appeal points, apologize and clearly state the possible violations, describe the rectification direction in detail for the violations, and clearly explain how to avoid violations again. Finally, emphasize the request to reactivate the account. After filling in the form, submit the appeal. It usually takes several working days to review.

Facebook account blocking is a headache. I hope the solutions provided in this article can help you.

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