Question posted by justins123 on November 24th, 2011

My Facebook Account Was Disabled

i don't know why my facebook account was disabled , the error i had "DISABLED - FAKE NAME" if some one can help me.

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Answer #1: Posted by darapmonsta on December 18th, 2011 3:29 AM
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Facebook have quite the draconian usage policy and at any point in time you might find yourself the proud owner of a disabled Facebook account. Do not despair for there are ways to reactivate your account without having to re-create a different one.

 

The Dreaded Account Disabled Message

 

All you have to do is send an email to disabled@facebook.com inquiring about the reason that they disabled your account for (usually it’s a hater reporting your profile to be in violation of the EULA of Facebook) and explain your willingness to remove the violating content and if it was just a “clerical error” to reactivate your account.

Other accounts to “CC” in your email:

  • info@fb.com
  • appeals@fb.com

That usually does the job of getting your account back within a period of 2-5 days, depending on whether you actually had a violation or not, doesn’t that sound more like a country’s court system than a websites usage violation?

 

Most common reasons for Account disabling?

  • Porn
  • Showing too much cleavage if you are a women but men can almost get away with anything — love the commitment to the status quo of society!
  • Adding too many friends, too quickly, getting a warning for it and ignoring it.
  • Spamming
  • You didn’t use your real name that is on your birth certificate!
  • Browsing too much of Facebook too often, mostly due to apps like Snap2Face and others like it.
  • and many many more!

UPDATE: Make sure to act preemptively and backup your Facebook profile. Check our post on how to.

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  • Help Center | Facebook
    ... built around real world interactions. Your account was disabled because the name under which it was register... We do not allow fake names? Facebook requires users to provide their ...names is not permitted. To regain access to register with all of your real name here. Svenska Facebook is not permitted. Operating under fake names are not permitted to maintain accounts. /help...
  • Help Center | Facebook
    ... have established that have been reported or detected for the purpose of harassment, advertising, promoting, dating, or other inappropriate conduct Use of a fake name Impersonation of Rights and Responsibilities cannot be restored. /help /?faq=1581 The account I created to becoming disabled. Facebook reviews every report we receive to learn more about an item that was...
  • Help Center | Facebook
    .... /help /?faq=17730 Per our Statement of Rights and Responsibilities, Facebook profiles must represent an individual. Unfortunately, for technical and security reasons, Facebook cannot provide you with others for the purpose of harassment, advertising, promoting, dating, or other inappropriate conduct Use of a fake name Impersonation of Rights and Responsibilities to becoming disabled. Any...

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