Many individuals actively use Facebook daily. People normally use this platform to connect with colleagues, family, and friends.

Now, picture this: one day, you will open the Facebook app and find out that Facebook has banned or disabled your account. This may be odd, but it can be puzzling and scary at the same time.

Although Facebook is not as well known for removing accounts as X (formerly known as Twitter), the platform does respond to certain offenses with more than a warning.

Apart from that, Facebook is well-known for banning or disabling accounts that they find suspicious. In this post, we will learn about a Facebook ban, what happens if an account gets banned, and what you should do to get it back.

Let’s begin, shall we?

Why Facebook Bans Accounts?

Facebook is said to ban users from posting or sharing content that contains gun promotion, drugs, hate speech, fake news, violence, abuse, and other things.

Your account will also get banned when an individual complains that you’re invading their privacy by posting personal videos and pictures. Marketing and creating fake accounts will also get you banned by Facebook permanently.

This is also the same for Messenger. The majority of individuals are not aware that Messenger is not private as well. Even though it provides end-to-end encryption, the platform uses “Metadata” rather than content to detect all suspicious behavior.

Posting and sharing adult or nude videos and images will also get you banned on Facebook. On certain occasions, the platform will send a warning or alert to remove the content that you posted or shared.

But other times, you will get a temporary ban lasting 24 hours, 30 hours, or 7 days. The duration of this type of ban will depend heavily on the type of content you shared/posted and the past behavior. Repeated offenders will get a permanent ban on their accounts.

What You Can’t Do When Facebook Bans Your Account?

A Facebook ban takes place when you’re permanently or temporarily denied access to your account. Even when you change many locations and IP addresses, you will still not gain access to your account.

When you cannot access your account, it means that you can’t connect, update stories, post, or do other things on Facebook. It’s important that you use a different platform, such as Telegram or WhatsApp, to notify your family, colleagues, and friends about this unfortunate event.

That way, they will not wonder where or why you disappeared from the platform and how they can reach out to you after the platform disabled your account.

What Can You Do About the Facebook Ban?

There is not much you can do when Facebook bans your account. The platform will send you system-generated emails to notify you about the ban, but they sometimes don’t mention the reasons that caused it.

Many users who were banned found out that responding to all those emails or directly contacting Facebook did not provide them with any outcome. To be honest, we cannot blame the platform for it.

Now, let’s consider this: back in 2019, Facebook had more than 2 billion active users on a monthly basis. In the same year, the platform also got rid of more than 2 billion fake accounts.

By this, it’s understandable that the platform did not manually respond to all those requests and has taken the help of bots to complete the grunt work. So, if you find out you have been wrong and know why you got banned, it’s suggested that you move on.

You can try contacting Facebook, but you will not receive a positive or actual response. The platform will automatically lift all the temporary bans, and you will be notified about the duration of your ban. We suggest that you wait patiently till the ban gets lifted and make sure that you don’t repeat the mistakes.

How to Get Back Your Facebook Account?

One of the best ways you can get your Facebook account back is by requesting a review. To do so, you must submit all the ID documents and your email address.

Remember, this solution might or might not work, and it will depend on the reason why your account was banned/disabled by the platform.

But this solution will surely work when there is a duplicate, identity, or fake account problem. To apply for the review, you must follow the steps mentioned below:

• Step 1: Go to the appeals for account suspensions section on Facebook.
• Step 2: In the blank sections, provide your full name, contact number, or email address.
• Step 3: In the “Your IDs” section, upload a digital copy of the driver’s license, passport, etc.
• Step 4: Under “Additional Information,” you can provide the reason why the ban was a mistake by Facebook.

Once you have completed the above-mentioned steps, you should wait for the Facebook team to respond. They will surely contact you if they need any other documents.

If your ad account got disabled then follow this guide How to Appeal a Disabled Ad Account?

Final Words

Getting banned on Facebook means not being able to connect with your loved ones, post content, and conduct other activities. The information in this blog post can give you a clear picture of why Facebook accounts get banned and what you must do to get it back. Be sure to go through all the points to have a good understanding.