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IG banned for no reason?

Post by Dixan » Mon Nov 21, 2022 9:13 pm

Never mind. Dealing with unwarranted IG ban is a pita. :cheers:


Edit: Original long-winded post just lamented being falsely accused, by IG, of being a counterfeiter/promoting counterfeit goods. That’s total BS. Worried if we start a new page, we will get flagged again, automatically. Any insight appreciated….
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Re: IG banned for no reason?

Post by rockmastermike » Tue Nov 22, 2022 4:31 am

Dixan wrote:
Mon Nov 21, 2022 9:13 pm
Never mind. Dealing with unwarranted IG ban is a pita. :cheers:
Damn, that sucks, good luck

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Re: IG banned for no reason?

Post by Dixan » Tue Nov 22, 2022 4:49 am

rockmastermike wrote:
Tue Nov 22, 2022 4:31 am

Damn, that sucks, good luck
Thanks. 🍻 Sucks bc of the time invested into it. Can’t believe random trolls/haters can just get you banned like this, with no way to properly appeal. What a sh!tshow…. Thanks for the support. Any further insight appreciated, though I hope it’s never happened to you. Not sure if a new account with nearly the same name will just trigger another ban?
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Re: IG banned for no reason?

Post by toxicavenger » Tue Nov 22, 2022 5:31 am

They take forever to respond but I think Bruce worked with them to get his account reactivated. Personally the newer algorithms require more time to be on ig to get much traffic. So I dropped it.

Good luck

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Re: IG banned for no reason?

Post by r.palace » Tue Nov 22, 2022 5:37 am

Buddy of mine got a message like that last week. His profile was automatically reinstated without an appeal about 24hrs later.

IG claimed it was a glitch.
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Re: IG banned for no reason?

Post by Dixan » Tue Nov 22, 2022 7:43 am

toxicavenger wrote:
Tue Nov 22, 2022 5:31 am
They take forever to respond but I think Bruce worked with them to get his account reactivated. Personally the newer algorithms require more time to be on ig to get much traffic. So I dropped it.

Good luck
I have read that people do sometimes get their accounts back, usually within a couple of days, but it’s going on two weeks now, for us. Frustrating, as we need this account to complement our upcoming small business, or else I’d care a lot less. We’ll see, I guess.🤞🏻 Seems so many more people are just SOL, even after a lot of effort. I see what you mean re algorithms. It’s a ton of time managing the feed; it seems harder to grow it now, for sure. Thanks for the feedback.
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r.palace wrote:
Tue Nov 22, 2022 5:37 am
Buddy of mine got a message like that last week. His profile was automatically reinstated without an appeal about 24hrs later.

IG claimed it was a glitch.
Yeah, it seems so many people do just get theirs back within a day or two. I had hopes that I would be among those people, but two weeks on, and I’m starting to lose hope. Should’ve backed things up. :banghead: Thanks for the insight. 🍻

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Re: IG banned for no reason?

Post by Jeep99dad » Tue Nov 22, 2022 8:47 am

It took me a couple of weeks to get it back and multiple appeals on their site
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Re: IG banned for no reason?

Post by Dixan » Tue Nov 22, 2022 8:58 am

Jeep99dad wrote:
Tue Nov 22, 2022 8:47 am
It took me a couple of weeks to get it back and multiple appeals on their site
I remember you started a (similarly named) second account, while that was happening? Did IG mess with your new account, during that time, bc of the username/IP?

Did you ever find out if you got hacked, or if someone falsely accused you of violations against TOU? Thanks for the insight. I’m thinking about starting a new one, for now, instead of waiting additional weeks, or even months, for an account I may never get back. 🍻 I hope our forthcoming business account will be a bit more protected against this kind of harassment. IG seems lost with this stuff….

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Re: IG banned for no reason?

Post by AtomicTom » Tue Nov 22, 2022 9:55 am

I had to look up what IG was online first Dixan. :oops: :grin:

But yes, I really am sorry that happened to you. Not to mention
just bewildered why banning even happens at all. I mean it seems
to happen to so many people and for no good, or real reason. To
tell the truth I think banning should be banned. :)

Here is hoping that you can get to the bottom of things, and get
your account back up and running soon.

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Re: IG banned for no reason?

Post by hoppyjr » Tue Nov 22, 2022 9:56 am

Was it really “for no reason” or did you post TikTok style dance videos?

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IG banned for no reason?

Post by Panerai7 » Tue Nov 22, 2022 10:14 am

hoppyjr wrote:
Tue Nov 22, 2022 9:56 am
Was it really “for no reason” or did you post TikTok style dance videos?
Image

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IG banned for no reason?

Post by Dixan » Tue Nov 22, 2022 11:08 am

AtomicTom wrote:
Tue Nov 22, 2022 9:55 am
I had to look up what IG was online first Dixan. :oops: :grin:

But yes, I really am sorry that happened to you. Not to mention
just bewildered why banning even happens at all. I mean it seems
to happen to so many people and for no good, or real reason. To
tell the truth I think banning should be banned. :)

Here is hoping that you can get to the bottom of things, and get
your account back up and running soon.
Thanks for the support. Image Yeah, I basically only post photos of watches — ones I used to own a long time ago, the few I have now, and ones that I have tried and sold on, recently. I’m an industrial designer, at heart (I’ve been working in various related industries, for a while now), so this has become — at the urging of the wife — a fun creative outlet. I barely sleep, so I’ll take a photo or two, and edit late at night.

It’s the IG system that allows others to game it so easily. It just sucks they can just take all of that away from you, so easily, leaving you with little to no recourse. (Btw, it’s sort of ironic that someone who has made a living from creating intellectual property, gets accused of being a counterfeiter, or promoting fake goods.) I was never a social media guy, but it’s been fun being part of the watch enthusiast community on IG. Just hope all of my photos and data are eventually returned to me. Image:-)

hoppyjr wrote:
Tue Nov 22, 2022 9:56 am
Was it really “for no reason” or did you post TikTok style dance videos?
Hahaha. Image You might be onto something…. Image


Panerai7 wrote:
Tue Nov 22, 2022 10:14 am
hoppyjr wrote:
Tue Nov 22, 2022 9:56 am
Was it really “for no reason” or did you post TikTok style dance videos?
Image

Haha. There’s good reason I only use IG to post watch photos. It’s all a mess right now, “out there.” Image

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IG banned for no reason?

Post by AtomicTom » Wed Nov 23, 2022 9:30 am

Dixan wrote:
Tue Nov 22, 2022 11:08 am
AtomicTom wrote:
Tue Nov 22, 2022 9:55 am
I had to look up what IG was online first Dixan. :oops: :grin:

But yes, I really am sorry that happened to you. Not to mention
just bewildered why banning even happens at all. I mean it seems
to happen to so many people and for no good, or real reason. To
tell the truth I think banning should be banned. :)

Here is hoping that you can get to the bottom of things, and get
your account back up and running soon.
Thanks for the support. Image Yeah, I basically only post photos of watches — ones I used to own a long time ago, the few I have now, and ones that I have tried and sold on, recently. I’m an industrial designer, at heart (I’ve been working in various related industries, for a while now), so this has become — at the urging of the wife — a fun creative outlet. I barely sleep, so I’ll take a photo or two, and edit late at night.

It’s the IG system that allows others to game it so easily. It just sucks they can just take all of that away from you, so easily, leaving you with little to no recourse. (Btw, it’s sort of ironic that someone who has made a living from creating intellectual property, gets accused of being a counterfeiter, or promoting fake goods.) I was never a social media guy, but it’s been fun being part of the watch enthusiast community on IG. Just hope all of my photos and data are eventually returned to me. Image:-)

hoppyjr wrote:
Tue Nov 22, 2022 9:56 am
Was it really “for no reason” or did you post TikTok style dance videos?
Hahaha. Image You might be onto something…. Image


Panerai7 wrote:
Tue Nov 22, 2022 10:14 am
hoppyjr wrote:
Tue Nov 22, 2022 9:56 am
Was it really “for no reason” or did you post TikTok style dance videos?
Image

Haha. There’s good reason I only use IG to post watch photos. It’s all a mess right now, “out there.” Image

You got it Dixan. :) ;)

It's such a shame because it doesn't sound like you even had any reason to be banned.
And even after hearing everything again, it's puzzling. ..I guess it's the system as you
said, which is probably just some sci-fi AI :shock: making mad scientist censor crazy
moves and decisions. I can only pretend to understand what happened sir, but yes,
let's hope you can get all those pics back, and start having fun again. :thumbsup: :thumbsup:

I hope you can keep us updated on things too if you can or want to. ..All the best !

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Re: IG banned for no reason?

Post by Dixan » Sat Nov 26, 2022 3:47 am

Thanks, guys, for all the support. 🍻 Just to close out this thread, and to give others who might find themselves in the same situation in the future, some insight, I did get my account back today. IG did say that my account was wrongly and maliciously reported as selling and promoting counterfeit goods, and that’s what got me banned. Clearly that was total BS. I’m glad they finally reviewed my case, after a couple of weeks; it really took me submitting the forms many, many times. Happy it worked out in the end. 👍🏻

:cheers:
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Re: IG banned for no reason?

Post by rockmastermike » Sat Nov 26, 2022 4:12 am

Good to hear that you’re back
Are you able to tell us more about your new business venture?

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Re: IG banned for no reason?

Post by Dixan » Sat Nov 26, 2022 4:19 am

rockmastermike wrote:
Sat Nov 26, 2022 4:12 am
Good to hear that you’re back
Are you able to tell us more about your new business venture?
Thanks for the kind words, and the friendly support. Yeah, the take away is, trolls and random a-holes really can get you banned, with no good reason. But they also definitely know who those people are. Anyway, I’m happy to be back. ;-) ;-)


I absolutely want to tell you about our new venture, but it’s in the early stages, in terms of manufacturing. Let’s just say it’s a higher-end product that I believe many of us here have been waiting for. DWC will be among the first places we introduce it/them, so please do keep an eye out. Let’s just say, you would be our ideal customer. :-)

:cheers: :cheers:

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