If you break the rules on Facebook, the company can block your account. You will then no longer be able to access your profile. Are there ways to remove the block? Yes, but in practice it is very difficult.
Autonomous
The fact that Facebook is nothing more than a big website is actually quite a big deal. Because Facebook is huge, there are millions of interests within the company, and in theory there is only one man in charge: Mark Zuckerberg. This means that there is no authority above Facebook that can force the company to reactivate a blocked account, after all, Facebook decides itself what it does with the users on its network.
In theory, you could file a case for racism or any other form of discrimination, or under the Data Protection Act you could require Facebook to let you know why your account has been blocked, but the fact is that it all takes time and energy ( and money), and it is highly doubtful that you will ever achieve anything with it.
Blocked you are forever
When you search Google for things that you can do when your account is blocked, you will often read that a blocked account can never be reactivated. That is patently untrue. The only thing that applies to Facebook is that a deleted account can never be recovered, but deleting is something you do yourself. If you delete your account, it’s really gone completely: You can’t log in again to view or copy anything you’ve posted on Facebook, and if you want to use Facebook again, you’ll have to start from scratch.
The fact is, however, that Facebook is fairly stiff when it comes to blocked accounts. Often times, the company won’t even let you know why you’ve been banned, just that it’s because you’ve violated the terms of use (which can be done easily through an installed app that gave you access to your account).
The bad thing is that breaking the rules by Facebook is considered so serious that you are no longer allowed to create a new account. In short, it is worth fighting a block anyway, even if your chances are slim, depending on ‘the violation’.
Complain, moan, object
A block of your Facebook account is usually not temporary, that is, if you do nothing, your account will remain blocked and will be deleted over time. There is a page which you can visit when your account is locked, that’s the first step you should take, if only to make sure you’ve gone the official way before going off on other roads.
Usually you get a response from Facebook within a few days, but rarely will that answer be ‘sorry, here’s your account back’. As a rule, you will be fobbed off with a meaningless standard e-mail, but very occasionally it can be enough (in the case of a minor violation) to breathe new life into your account.
Be aware that this step will require you to send Facebook even more personal information, including your full name and a copy of your ID. This copy can be kept on Facebook’s servers for up to one year, to improve the detection of false IDs.
If you do not progress in this way, it is time to escalate further. Go wild on social media like Twitter (not in an insulting way, but repeatedly ask for feedback and complain in a constructive way), and keep messaging Facebook until you get somewhere. After all, the difficult customer is helped first. It’s really the only way to have a chance at a recovered account at all.
Also remember that a company like Facebook continues to evolve and with it the policy. If you can’t lift your block now, try it in six months or a year. Perhaps the social media platform will look at your business differently.
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