24 Hour Waiting Period

Dear Facebook. I deactivate and reactivate my account frequently, and today it said I have to wait 24 hours if i want to reactivate my account again. I never had to wait before. Is this a new facebook change?

I Know the Answer!

I have the same question
Request More Information

Current Answers

Answer #1: Posted by threeheartboxes on June 27th, 2011 6:31 AM

This answer was accepted by the poster of the original question.

threeheartboxes

Member since:
June 27th, 2011

Points: 1,610

1,610
points

Facebook's official answer is that it is confusing to your friends when you come and go. The real answer is that the advertisers can't access your information when your account is deactivated. You have been put on time out to think about what you have done:)

Answer #2: Posted by harrypotter41945 on April 28th, 2012 7:45 AM

harrypotter41945

Member since:
April 28th, 2012

Points: 280

380
points

Yes, unfortunately it is. It's a new policy they've introduced so evey time you deactivate, when you try to reactivate again, you'll have to wait 24 hours before you can successfully do so. You will get an email when your time is up.

Also, note that after the 24 hours, your account will not be automatically reactivated - you will have to log in again.

Another thing to note, is that to begin the 24 hour countdown, you will actually have to try and log in - i.e. if you deactivate and try and reactivate a day later, it wont work. It will just set off the countdown, 24 after which you will be able to log in.

Answer #3: Posted by Anonymous-73102 on September 3rd, 2012 4:53 PM

Anonymous-73102

Member since:
September 3rd, 2012

Points: 10

110
points

You can immediately try to log in after deactivation of your profile so the 24-hour period will start to count from that time.You don't have to reactivate your profile the next day, but you can do it whenever you want after tomorrow without waiting 24 hours..

Answer #4: Posted by lorainve on September 22nd, 2011 3:11 AM

lorainve

Member since:
September 22nd, 2011

Points: 30

80
points

try to change your password, and it will immediatly log-in into your account.

thus your account will be reactivated BUT if you log out before the original period(24 hours) are complete, the next time you want to log in you have to wait till the 24 hours are done. therefore, do not log out before the 24 hours done or you can deactivate it again and do the same trick ( password change) again whenever you want..

my problem is much more complicated than this, I deactivated my account for i'm having exams and couldn't control myself from being distracted. and i did as i described above but forgot to deactivate before i log out, and the next time wanted to log in I rechanged my password in order to log in but it has reactivated my account without giving me an access to it, i.e. my friends can see my profile and post whatever what they want, but when I try to log in i get a note that I have to wait 24 hours!

Answer #5: Posted by SirensRnotAmyth on May 12th, 2011 10:18 AM

SirensRnotAmyth

Member since:
October 29th, 2010

Points: 1,863,010

10
points

Facebook is quite spammed. All the time Facebook finds ways to stop spammers, and spammers find ways to trick facebook. Due to that, ordinary users can get penalized. Especially new users. Those that have an account for several years won't get penalized that easily.

You can always verify your account by the phone number. That way, they will cut you a little slack.

Facebook implement a policy called "Acceptable use"

They can set limits to how often you can use a feature.

If you use it too often, they can stop you from using it for a while. Not only is this to stop you from spamming other users, it's there to provide protection to facebook (too many requests can bring the server to its knees, which means facebook goes down).

I suggest you wait for the feature to be unlocked (should only be a short while), and then tone it down on the usage.

Facebook Knowledge Base Results

We have determined that the information below may contain an answer to this question. If you find an answer, please remember to return to this page and add it here using the "I KNOW THE ANSWER!" button above. It's that easy to earn points!

Help Center | Facebook
...site maintenance, and is not listed above. After reactivating your current Page and create another one under ...changes. This policy is unavailable right now, t... If you would like to restrict your Page. The default landing tab can I deactivated my account earlier and now all content restored. Facebook Pages › At this : If the problem is not resolved after 24 hours...
Frequently Asked Questions | Facebook
...change...reactivate your password by your Search Privacy. If you complete the sign up with your search result, just edit the settings for you deactivate...new...wait.... Frequently Asked...24 hours for PCs In the Cookies section, click "Show Cookies" and then "Remove All Cookies." Facebook has made inaccessible to permanently delete my account. If you do not want to leave Facebook, you want...
Help Center | Facebook
... your Page frequently will need to change the category,...content has not been restored within 24 hours of my profile does not appear...Deactivating your personal account will create a personal account to safety and security reasons, we may appear as a friend, you would ... However, if you 've created by following these changes cannot be adjusted for existing fans? After reactivating...