Recent reports revealed how so many people were shocked to wake up to the news, especially considering the fact that no warning was given to them in advance.
My Facebook account has been disabled overnight, with no explanation and no way to appeal! pic.twitter.com/radkA0jxxF
— Jade 🇪🇺 (@Skellibobs) April 1, 2022
Seems like this is a trend, I will add my name to those whose #Facebook account was disabled mysteriously over night for violating community standards. Hoping this is some type of joke. 18-19 years of memories on there. Please help @facebookapp @Meta pic.twitter.com/zwQ1dLd7yO
— Phil McNamara (@philindc) April 1, 2022
Woke up this morning to find my Facebook account has been disabled and no way to get help for it when you click on the help center...if this is their idea of an April Fools joke...it is piss poor!! pic.twitter.com/pxoYLMseqn
— Tim Ironmonger🥁 🇨🇦🇬🇧🏴🥁 (@wtironmonger) April 1, 2022
Someone has reported me on Facebook. So my account is disabled for up to 30 days with no explanation as to why. There are some truly stupid people on social media! I run charity pages which I now cannot access! pic.twitter.com/pVOERxvCqN
— Julie Holt (@JulieHolt88) April 1, 2022
Erm...my Facebook account has been disabled and I have no idea what I could have done! All those memories, photos, all gone and apparently no way to appeal it. pic.twitter.com/41diZ9BJYS
— Jonathan Savage (@JSavageTweets) April 1, 2022
@Meta @Facebook tried to log in this morning and my account has been randomly disabled and now i cant appeal it. I dont even know what ive done 🤣🤣 pic.twitter.com/dyQZQTpOIb
— Nathan ✌ (@X_HalogenixRS) April 1, 2022
Users revealed how they received a vague and extremely bizarre pop-up message that simply spoke about how their account had been disabled simply because it failed to follow their Community Standards. Moreover, the statement concluded with a one-liner regarding how the decision wouldn’t be reversed.
The platform’s parent company confirmed how it had received a number of complaints regarding the issue and for that reason, it was investigating the matter.
The company’s spokesperson Andy Stone rose up to the occasion to address the matter via Twitter where he reportedly revealed how they were well aware of the issue that some of their users were encountering at the moment. He also tried to calm them down by mentioning how they were doing their absolute best to resolve the issue within the shortest time frame.
However, no one is yet to confirm the exact number of Facebook users that may have been affected. Similarly, there is no confirmation regarding what the possible cause of the issue may be.
Jen Roberts who works as a Personal Relations consultant says she was beyond appalled to have her account suspended. While speaking to the media via a recent interview, she says she didn’t even post or comment on the platform for a while now. Yet, to find herself in this situation was definitely concerning and majorly upsetting for her.
She even says that not having access to her content that dates back to 15 years ago is definitely something that makes her sad. Similarly, she revealed how it was quite stressful to see how Facebook was handling the matter as no prior warning was issued.
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