Account integrity ban after I appealed for my brother's account from my phone. Is that a thing??

Arjun_blr2026-08-06 15:30 UTC690 views

My younger brother's insta got disabled last month (he says he didn't do anything, I believe him mostly lol). He doesn't have a smartphone right now so I logged into his account from my phone to submit his appeal. Two days later MY account is disabled: 'Your account may be associated with another account that doesn't follow our Community Standards.' So now both of us are gone. 8 years of my stuff is there and my small home baking orders come through DM. Is this because of logging in from the same phone? Should I mention in my appeal that I was only helping my brother, or will that make it worse?

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noor.a2026-08-06 16:10 UTC
Yes, it's a known pattern unfortunately. Same device = 'linked' in their system. I'd be honest and brief in the appeal: it's my own account, I logged in to my brother's account once from my phone to help him appeal, nothing else. And don't wait for his result, your own deadline is running.
Anjali S2026-08-06 17:45 UTC
If the in-app review fails, you can go to the Grievance Officer and then the GAC like I wrote in another thread here. Keep screenshots of both notices since your case is tied to his.
Rohit from Pune2026-08-09 14:00 UTC
Just to share, my GAC appeal from February: they directed Meta to look at it again, and my account came back in May. I don't know for sure if it was because of the GAC or not, but don't lose hope bhai.