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Impacted Facebook and Instagram users in Reddit communities <ref>{{Cite web |title=r/facebookdisabledme |url=https://www.reddit.com/r/facebookdisabledme/ |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20250801002850/https://old.reddit.com/r/facebookdisabledme/ |archive-date=1 Aug 2025}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=r/InstagramDisabledHelp |url=https://www.reddit.com/r/InstagramDisabledHelp/ |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20250805062941/https://old.reddit.com/r/InstagramDisabledHelp/ |archive-date=5 Aug 2025}}</ref> and ones who contacted news outlets share their experiences and frustration following account suspension, attempting to appeal the decision and contact support to resolve the issue. Meta do not offer any form of support contacts outside of paying Meta Verified customers. Impacted users share differing experiences. For many, perhaps most, Meta Verified proves completely unhelpful, with responses appearing to be AI or taken from a rigid script, stuck in a cycle of awaiting updates from Meta regarding their accounts. <ref>{{Cite news |last=Smee |first=Michael |date=5 Aug 2025 |title=Teacher wrongly accused by Meta of child exploitation gets Instagram account back — and an apology |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/teacher-wrongly-accused-child-exploitation-meta-account-apology-1.7599595 |work=CBC News |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20251210185532/https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/teacher-wrongly-accused-child-exploitation-meta-account-apology-1.7599595 |archive-date=10 Dec 2025}}</ref> <ref>{{Cite news |last=Perez |first=Sarah |date=2 Jul 2025 |title=Meta users say paying for Verified support has been useless in the face of mass bans |url=https://techcrunch.com/2025/07/02/meta-users-say-paying-for-verified-support-has-been-useless-in-the-face-of-mass-bans/ |work=TechCrunch |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20260120120551/https://techcrunch.com/2025/07/02/meta-users-say-paying-for-verified-support-has-been-useless-in-the-face-of-mass-bans/ |archive-date=20 Jan 2026}}</ref> | Impacted Facebook and Instagram users in Reddit communities <ref>{{Cite web |title=r/facebookdisabledme |url=https://www.reddit.com/r/facebookdisabledme/ |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20250801002850/https://old.reddit.com/r/facebookdisabledme/ |archive-date=1 Aug 2025}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=r/InstagramDisabledHelp |url=https://www.reddit.com/r/InstagramDisabledHelp/ |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20250805062941/https://old.reddit.com/r/InstagramDisabledHelp/ |archive-date=5 Aug 2025}}</ref> and ones who contacted news outlets share their experiences and frustration following account suspension, attempting to appeal the decision and contact support to resolve the issue. Meta do not offer any form of support contacts outside of paying Meta Verified customers. Impacted users share differing experiences. For many, perhaps most, Meta Verified proves completely unhelpful, with responses appearing to be AI or taken from a rigid script, stuck in a cycle of awaiting updates from Meta regarding their accounts. <ref>{{Cite news |last=Smee |first=Michael |date=5 Aug 2025 |title=Teacher wrongly accused by Meta of child exploitation gets Instagram account back — and an apology |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/teacher-wrongly-accused-child-exploitation-meta-account-apology-1.7599595 |work=CBC News |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20251210185532/https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/teacher-wrongly-accused-child-exploitation-meta-account-apology-1.7599595 |archive-date=10 Dec 2025}}</ref> <ref>{{Cite news |last=Perez |first=Sarah |date=2 Jul 2025 |title=Meta users say paying for Verified support has been useless in the face of mass bans |url=https://techcrunch.com/2025/07/02/meta-users-say-paying-for-verified-support-has-been-useless-in-the-face-of-mass-bans/ |work=TechCrunch |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20260120120551/https://techcrunch.com/2025/07/02/meta-users-say-paying-for-verified-support-has-been-useless-in-the-face-of-mass-bans/ |archive-date=20 Jan 2026}}</ref> Small claims courts in US are a reported as a relatively difficult but successful route to recovering accounts.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Bell |first=Karissa |date=June 20, 2024 |title=How small claims court became Meta's customer service hotline: People are using the courts in a last-ditch attempt to recover their accounts |url=https://www.engadget.com/how-small-claims-court-became-metas-customer-service-hotline-160224479.html}}</ref> | ||
"In ''2023, Meta rolled out massive AI-driven moderation changes.'' By 2024–2025, these systems were flagging real people at unprecedented scale — especially on Instagram. And Meta’s 'support system' is paywalled. Even paying users are ignored." states the Hold Meta accountable petition led by People Over Platforms Worldwide, a movement created in response to the account suspensions. <ref name=":1" /> | "In ''2023, Meta rolled out massive AI-driven moderation changes.'' By 2024–2025, these systems were flagging real people at unprecedented scale — especially on Instagram. And Meta’s 'support system' is paywalled. Even paying users are ignored." states the Hold Meta accountable petition led by People Over Platforms Worldwide, a movement created in response to the account suspensions. <ref name=":1" /> | ||