Day 6 since the March 27 bans: what's actually helped people so far (collected from here + other groups)

I got hit on the 27th like a lot of you (Minnesota, FB + IG + Threads at once, a bit after 1pm). I've been reading basically every thread I can find, so here's a summary. Not an expert, just organized and anxious. Corrections welcome. WHAT SEEMS TO HELP - One appeal through the official button on the notice. Then leave it. Several people who got back in during the first week did nothing else. - If you're asked for a video selfie: good light, no glasses or hat, face the camera, turn slowly when it tells you to. If your profile has zero photos of your face this may not work, sadly. - Screenshot the notice with the date. Write down when it happened. Keep every email (and check the sender is really Meta). - If you were hacked rather than disabled, use the hacked pages (facebook.com/hacked or instagram.com/hacked). It's a different process. WHAT SEEMS TO HURT - Making a new account. Multiple people had the new one disabled within hours, and now their notice says 'associated with another account'. - Submitting the appeal or selfie over and over. No evidence it helps, and some people think it resets your place. - Anyone who messages you offering to get it back for money. Scam. Every single time. MIXED / LOTTERY - Meta Verified bought on a partner's or second account: a few people say they got a human who actually helped, many got 'the decision is final'. - The new AI support assistant: a couple of people say it opened a review, most describe going in circles. - Complaints to your state AG or the FTC: good for the paper trail, but nobody I've seen has said it brought an account back (yet). Restorations I've seen so far: a handful in the first 3-4 days, no obvious pattern in who. Mostly people who did one appeal and waited. I'll update if I learn more. Be kind to yourselves.