Appealed my brother's account from my phone and now MY account is gone for 'account integrity'

Anonymous2026-05-03 21:22 UTC1,430 views

Warning for everyone. My little brother's IG got disabled (he's 19, posts gaming clips, no idea why). He doesn't have a working phone right now so I logged into his account on MY phone to do the appeal and selfie for him. Seemed harmless at the time. im kicking myself now. 4 days later mine is disabled. Notice says my account 'may be associated with another account that has gone against our Community Standards'. Mine is 11 years old with zero issues ever. Has anyone actually gotten out of the 'associated' ban? What did you say in the appeal? I'm worried that saying 'I logged into my brother's account' makes it worse.

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Gabe M.2026-05-03 23:30 UTC
Same thing happened with me and my wife's account last year. I just told the truth in the appeal: family member, same device, I was trying to help them appeal. Mine came back after about 3 weeks, hers didn't. So honestly it's a coin flip, but lying won't help.
Anonymous2026-05-04 02:40 UTC
For the future: don't log into anyone else's account from your device. If you get back in, check Accounts Center and remove anything that isn't yours.
Anonymous2026-05-05 22:10 UTC
(original poster) @Gabe M. thanks. sent one short honest appeal, didn't over explain. will update if anything happens
Nina2026-05-10 16:35 UTCSpanish (Español)
Me pasó igual con la cuenta de mi mamá, la usé desde mi celular para apelar. Al mes volvió la mía, la de ella no. ¡Suerte!