How Do I Get My Account Unlocked?

Why was my personal Facebook account disabled?

Facebook accounts that violate Facebook’s Statement of Rights and Responsibilities may be disabled... Facebook accounts that violate Facebook’s Statement of Rights and Responsibilities may be disabled by Facebook.

Possible reasons include, but are not restricted to:

• Continued prohibited behavior after receiving a warning or multiple warnings from Facebook
• Unsolicited contact with others for the purpose of harassment, advertising, promoting, dating, or other inappropriate conduct
• Use of a fake name
• Impersonation of a person or entity, or other misrepresentation of identity
• Posted content that violates Facebook’s Statement of Rights and Responsibilities (this includes any obscene, pornographic, or sexually explicit photos, as well as any photos that depict graphic violence. We also remove content, photo or written, that threatens, intimidates, harasses, or brings unwanted attention or embarrassment to an individual or group of people)

Please review the Facebook Community Standards to learn more about specific types of conduct and content that are not permitted on the site.

If you have not posted violating content or otherwise violated our Statement of Rights and Responsibilities, keep in mind that your account may have been recently compromised by someone else. Also, our systems sometimes disable accounts temporarily for security reasons.

If you believe your account was disabled by mistake, click here.

The account I created to promote my business, band or other organization is now disabled.

Per our Statement of Rights and Responsibilities, Facebook profiles (timelines) must represent an i... Per our Statement of Rights and Responsibilities, Facebook profiles (timelines) must represent an individual. Users aren't permitted to maintain an account under the name of their organization, or use personal accounts to advertise or promote themselves professionally. If your profile (timeline) was listed under a non-individual name, or was used primarily for professional promotion, this is probably why it was removed.

Can I see the content that got me disabled?

Unfortunately, for technical and security reasons, Facebook cannot provide you with a description o... Unfortunately, for technical and security reasons, Facebook cannot provide you with a description or copy of the removed content.

Does Facebook remove everything that gets reported?

Facebook reviews reports to determine whether or not the content violates our Terms of Use. We remo... Facebook reviews reports to determine whether or not the content violates our Terms of Use. We remove content that is considered obscene, violent, malicious or otherwise offensive. If you received a warning about an item that was taken down, then we have established that it violated these terms.

Learn more about our policies by reading the Facebook Community Standards: https://www.facebook.com/communitystandards/

What if I didn't receive a warning before becoming disabled?

Depending on the severity of the violation, a warning might not have been issued before disabling y... Depending on the severity of the violation, a warning might not have been issued before disabling your account. Please note that we do not restore accounts that were disabled for severe violations of the Facebook Community Standards.