As I’ve shared that my account was disabled by Facebook, I’ve heard three different kinds of reactions. The first was some sympathy, but not a lot of hope. Something along the lines of, “Well, that’s too bad, but good luck getting it back.” It’s as if I lost my wedding ring at a restaurant, and…
To: appeals@fb.com From: Jon Morgan Dear Facebook, . I am writing to appeal the decision made last week to disable my Facebook account registered under the email address of 32bpwr3@gmail.com and the name Jon Alan Morgan. What I believe happened is that my account was accessed by someone who then changed the header images on…
Last week, I participated in an interview with a tech reporter from NPR who has been researching the stories behind the Facebook account issues that a lot of people have experienced. One of my goals when I started writing about my experiences with Facebook on my Gazerbeam.com website was to share the human side of…
Social media sites, such as Twitter, Facebook, and others, all grew in popularity because of their innovation, convenience, and “fun” factor. Facebook, specifically, took the concept of the blog and somehow made it smaller. Instead of sharing a long string of thoughts, you were sharing a single thought or idea. People weren’t thinking about the…
Note: This is the news story suggestion that I shared with NPR which describes the account issues that many Facebook users have been experiencing. Almost a month ago, I woke up to discover that not only had someone used my credentials to change the profile and header images on a page that I manage, but…
Chapter Two . It had only been a few weeks since Penny had finished remodeling her house. She was ready to move on, but rumors about what happened to her son were starting to spread. She tried to explain that he was staying with grandparents, but she could tell that nobody believed her. Then, the…
A comment posted by /u/1980XS1100 on Facebook in response to a post which was meant to be a joke has been flagged. When the user appealed, Facebook rejected the appeal. The user’s response was, “You sent a motor to the scraps??? You animal.” This is one of many stories that have been shared by Facebook…
Tonight I found a link for a form that people can use to submit their story ideas to NPR. I am going to be submitting a summary of my experience with Facebook, and I suggest that others do the same. Even if they do not follow up on our specific stories, this might inspire them…
During the month since my account was disabled by Facebook, I’ve begun tracking the questions and stories that are being posted on subreddits like /r/Facebook and /r/FacebookDisabledMe on a daily basis. The idea was that documentation of the different types of issues people are having with Facebook would help to make our problems a little…
“I’m trying to create Facebook account, but it’s immediately disabled for ‘violating community standards,’” writes u/hasfrsdges on /r/facebook. “Even though literally the only thing I’ve done is create the account.” The user goes on to explain that they have had two Facebook accounts in the past, one was deleted in 2010, and another that they…
