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UPDATE: got my FB + IG back after 8 weeks. Honestly not sure what worked, but here's everything I did

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I've been lurking here since May, when my Facebook got disabled for 'scams and fraud' the day after I listed a couch on Marketplace. My Instagram went down with it since they're linked. This afternoon both just... worked again. Everything I did, in order, so you can copy whatever might matter: - May 16: disabled. One appeal for each through the notice. FB rejected within the hour, IG never answered. - May 18: wrote down a timeline and screenshotted everything. - May 20: online complaint to the Illinois AG's consumer protection division. Short and factual. - Late May: tried the AI support assistant 4 or 5 times. Mostly loops. One time it said a review had been opened? Never heard more about it. - June: did NOT make new accounts. Did NOT pay anyone (got 10+ scam DMs on my old email). - July 13: logged in to check like I did every few days, and I was in. No email, no explanation. So: maybe the AG complaint, maybe the AI 'review', maybe just a queue finally getting to me. I genuinely don't know and I'm suspicious of anyone who says they do. First thing I did: turned on 2FA and requested a full Download Your Information. Second thing: cried a little. Don't give up. I really thought it was gone.
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5 comments

  1. congrats!!! this gives me hope, I'm at week 5
  2. Did the AG ever actually reply to you?
    1. @Ray just an automated 'we received your complaint' email, then a letter saying they'd forwarded it to the company. That's it.
  3. Spanish (Español)

    ¡Felicidades! A mí me pasó casi lo mismo después de vender algo en Marketplace, ya llevo 3 semanas. Gracias por poner todos los pasos.
  4. Same story here, back after 9 weeks with no explanation. I think a lot of these are just queues tbh.

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