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Facebook account disabled

by Mr Kirkland on October 30th, 2008

UPDATE if your account has also been disabled, add a comment at the bottom of this page.


29/10/2008 Good old facebook has booted a few Tokyo techies off their website (I think it’s just a glitch though). Maybe a sign from the Japanese Gods that we should be using mixi (*_*)

Interesting check as to how much one depends on facebook, please check which apply:

  1. How dare you disable my account, do you realise how long it took me to build up a million friends?
  2. Bummer, no one can contact me now
  3. Good, less procrastination
  4. Like I give a shit. I’m used to facebook deleting things e.g. when they deleted the killer app I spent a few weeks working on

Update: Japanese techies affected aswell

Update 2: Word from facebook, they want to verify my identity:

Hi Chris,

Thanks for providing this information. At this time, we cannot verify the ownership of the account. Please send a scanned image of a government issued ID (e.g. driver’s license) to idrequests@facebook.com in order to confirm your ownership of the account. Please black out any personal information that is not needed to verify your identity (e.g. social security number). Rest assured that we will permanently delete your ID from our servers once we have used it to verify the authenticity of your account.

Additionally, you should make sure to copy and paste all of our previous correspondence into your message when you reply. Once we have received this information, we will reevaluate the status of the account. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause.

Thanks for contacting Facebook,

Daisy
User Operations
Facebook

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88 Comments
  1. JeremyG permalink

    Nasty Facebook. We miss you! Well, specifically, I miss sentence-game, and I’m guessing its current malaise may be connected to this.

  2. my facebook is not opening i did log in also please do it for me

  3. not doing for me

  4. I wasnt login the Facebook These pages always gave that message ( Your account has been disabled by an administrator. If you have any questions or concerns, you can visit our FAQ page here) Please help me.

    What can I do about that? Why did you cancel or disable my account?

    Please open my account. If I did a wrong thing, I apologize you. I m waiting your suggests and soonest reply

    Best regards

    Tolga Cuneyt Alkan

    alkanc@hotmail.com

  5. my facebook page was disabled how do i get it back please help

  6. moo permalink

    What right does Facebook have to verify MY identity?

    It’s a free service. If they say use a real name, and I do– what right do they have to make me prove it with a government ID? I know they have a T.O.S., but forcing users to comply with official IDs for some social networking site is ludicrous.

  7. Mr Kirkland permalink

    moo, I think yours is my favourite comment of the month :)

  8. Monty DiPietro permalink

    My Facebook account also got disabled, today. I saw you and Jean Snow and some other Tokyo people I know had this happen to you, I’d like to know how you got it sorted out?

    Monty DiPietro

  9. Mr Kirkland permalink

    Hi Monty,

    I emailed them and then they asked for proof of my identity.
    I scanned an mailed my passport (after blanking out the passport number with photoshop).
    They let me back in after about 48 hours.

  10. Monty DiPietro permalink

    Ok thanks. I was wondering why it seemed to happen to quite a few Japan accounts at the same time, but I guess Facebook didn’t say? Passport ID for a social networking site, that is surprising!

  11. Greedings to all FaceBook users my FaceBook account was “DISABLE” 05-03-09 for to many friends request. but when you read the terms of Agreedment it dose not say how many friend request you can add like for example you can only add 50/100/75 something like that but when you read the Agreedment it dose not say anything about that. but at the end of the day i realy like FaceBook thank you.HARVEY

  12. Hi all! My name is Ricky. I’m 20 years old and I live in Indonesia. Severals hours ago my Facebook account has been disable! :( I don’t know why it can be like that! I didn’t received any warning from facebook! I am approving peoples who added me and suddenly I can do that and I can go into my profile. I have 2800 friends now and every 3 days there are plus of 100 walls for me… My friends are from all over the world, I like to know another persons and their culture, facebook really help me to do that! But now? What happen with my account?! I have spent manyyyy time to check my FB and there are hundreds of my photos! I’m frustating now! Please somebody help me…?! :( Why FB do that?! Are they become arrogant since many people of the world use it so they can disable any person as they wish?? I use the real name, real photos, there aren’t porn photos! But why my account is disable? There are many fake facebook account and there are porn photos, but they haven’t a problem with their account!! I’ve sent a protest to Facebook. I hope they want to reply me and activate my FB…!! If you want to know me or become my friend you can send me an email to prince.ricky@ymail.com or my YM: q_bluelover. I really sad and frustate!! :( Je suis tres triste!!

  13. david permalink

    hey guys if u said that we can email the passport how can i contact them i want the direct link to contact them my account was disabled without do anything wrong so anyone can help plz help

  14. Hey Guys
    I live in Singapore and had my account disabled too! It was weird. I was going to attempt a quiz then suddenly I had a login request. I thought it was a technical glitch but then came out ‘Account Disabled’. It must be a mistake. It’s outrageous that facebook does that without notification or warning. I’m pissed

  15. Jay permalink

    Hi, my facebook content, contact, photos etc.. details was removed and I was left with a blank profile…has this happened to anyone else? Does anyone know who I should contact at facebook, like an email addrsss. J

  16. olivia permalink

    hello, i am only 14 years old and my facebook acount was disabled last night, i was having a conversation with one of my cousins overseas and it just signed out. please help me i would reall like my facebook back.

  17. Tony Hephaestus permalink

    Wow emailing official documents – driving license / passport etc. Thats a big NO NO in my book – jeez I think facebook had enough nformation on me for identity theft as it was – REALLY give it a good long thinking before handing over that kind of documentation to anyone let alone a ‘social networking’ site.

    Facebook seems faceless to me in relation to the robotic effects of FARCEbook trying to protect themselves from what their farcebots consider is ’spam’. One might have thought that people would use the same message on a large portion of friends saving time on re-writing BUT not FARCEbook who see it as a dangerous action. Sadly their farcebots can’t tell the difference from adverts and social connectivity of human beings – though one could think that checking up on private messages sent to friends to invite them to connect fell outside the scope of control and into the scope of privacy.
    Of course don’t get me started on someone being disabled not getting the right of reply – defending themselves with being able to collect their history and not knowing what the hell they’ve been ‘disabled’ – ‘crippled’ – cut off or whatever else you’d like to call it. I don’t know if anyone’s read Franz Kafka ‘The Trial” but it certainly seemed poignant to me FARCEbook appears very Kafkaesque. Faceless farce book!

  18. Abdo Hima permalink

    My facebook account was disabled

    I want to get it back please

    http://www.facebook.com/abdo.hima
    It’s my profile’s link
    It had the name “Abdo Hima”

  19. BIKAL NEPAL permalink

    YOU KNOW WHAT? FACEBOOK IS THE WORST WEBSITE I HAVE EVER SEEN IT S***S
    I CAN’T LOGIN TO MY ACCOUNT IT ALWAYS SAYS INVALID EMAIL/PASSWORD WHEN I AM DAM SURE IT’S CORRECT. ONCE AGAIN FACEBOOK S***S.

  20. My account was disabled 4 days ago. I never received any warning or any reason for disabling my account. If I were reported for any malicious acts, then it would be fair if they could specify the reasons.

    I am really pissed off. Sent my follow up message just minutes ago. Hope they would reply soon.

  21. ALIN VGU permalink

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  22. AHMED SHAH permalink

    FACEBOOK:=shah6699@live.com
    PASSWORD:=xxxxxxxxxxxxx
    my account was disabled plz any one in this world help me.

    [mrkirkland edited - Ahmed, don't post your password on public websites!!!]

  23. Ahmed permalink

    my facebook account is disabled and i dont know why please help me because i have to contact my family and friends please help me my account night_sniper12@hotmail.com

  24. hey hope ur all fine well 2 days ago i tried to sign in but this is what ive got : Account Disabled

    Your account has been disabled. If you have any questions or concerns, you can visit our FAQ page here.

    dunno why and what is the reason but i guess its not logic to stop some1 account and ive been with fb from thefirst week they started anyway they can check before they disable my account if whtever reason they have is true . thank you
    and please if can some1 send me an email regarding if my acc will be activated again or not

    patrick.b

  25. I am a well known web developer and internet pioneer (with Media connections) whose Facebook Account was just recently deactivated for no apparent reason also. I am absolutely astonished and amazed that so many others like me exist. I’m sure there are a lot of people who have definitely violated FB’s terms and were detected by FB’s automatic algorithms, but I’m also sure there are a lot of us who haven’t. AND, I’m also VERY sure that regardless Facebook’s resolution practices are HORRIBLE and non-existent at best.

    Our Usership provides them with a large enough audience that they are able to make hundreds of millions off of us and we are not important enough that they will have a simple and decent resolution department (that is actually effective and existent)???

    I am considering putting up a Facebook Clone, almost exactly like their site…so that all of us who used them can have the same familiar knowledge of it…and then getting everyone to sign up and use it instead…and when it is large enough to earn Ad dollars, I would be willing to sign a public contract that forever/indefinitely dedicates a portion of the proceeds to a Customer Service User Account Resolution Team…unlike Facebook is willing to do.

    IF I do this AND publish to the media and publicly on this site my agreement to the public, will you all join me and create temporary accounts on Facebook and post to your friends to join you and us on this new site instead?

    Reply to this thread and I will watch. I (and my team) can put a comparable and better site up in little to no time.

    Sincerely,
    The Wrong Facebook User To Cross

  26. YAHYA BAYRAM permalink

    I wasnt login the Facebook These pages always gave that message ( Your account has been disabled by an administrator. If you have any questions or concerns, you can visit our FAQ page here) Please help me.

    What can I do about that? Why did you cancel or disable my account?

    Please open my account. If I did a wrong thing, I apologize you. I m waiting your suggests and soonest reply

    Best regards

  27. it say`s mine has been blocked for phishing or summit? and i need 2 verify my account and type in my security code, but i dont no it and aint got a phone, and i dont even no what they mean by phishing? tb safeness

  28. mahmoud yehia permalink

    my facebook account is disabled and i dont know why please help me.

    my email:
    yehia1919@yahoo.com

  29. chirag permalink

    facebook is selfish bull shit websit , where the employers hide behind a computer screen like coward’s, and can’t answer you’re questions because they no they are building customers and enmey’s at the same time !

  30. Derek permalink

    I just had my account diabled and I am just soooo mad now because I don’t even know what I did. Can someone please help me =(

    derek_blevins_9@yahoo.com

  31. xoxo permalink

    please help. my acct has been suspended because of phishing.
    on the security check, the box that contains the word to be typed is not appearing, im having a hard time to do it. please help me..
    this is a link to show you.

    http://i300.photobucket.com/albums/nn25/_kriza_/gg/dfdfdfd.jpg

  32. I was wrongfully accused on facebook.

  33. I am sorry I think this is wrong I want to add friends who I know at the time I did not think I was doing anything so please let me add friends again thank you

  34. i was just on facebook on my phone and i triedd to log onto it on my pc and it says it has been disabled for verification purposes i need it back please help me

  35. WildHeart permalink

    I was trying to log on today because it’s my birthday and i wanted to update my status and of course today was going horribly enough but what happens? boom!

    “your account has been disabled because you have failed to verify your account”

    or something like that…which makes no sense because i know for a fact that i did verify it otherwise i wouldn’t be able to use it…help me please?i just wanted a good birthday…and even facebook is rejecting me…sigh :’(

  36. Mr Kirkland permalink

    Well happy birthday mr wildheart!

  37. aliyehya permalink

    my facebook account is disabled and i dont know why please help me.

  38. Hi,

    Your account was disabled because your behavior on the site was identified as harassing or threatening to other people on Facebook. Prohibited behavior includes, but is not limited to:

    • Sending friend requests to people you don’t know
    • Regularly contacting strangers through unsolicited Inbox messages
    • Soliciting others for dating or business purposes

    After reviewing your situation, we have determined that your behavior violated Facebook’s Statement of Rights and Responsibilities. You will no longer be able to use Facebook. This decision is final and cannot be appealed.

    Please note that for technical and security reasons, we will not provide you with any further details about this decision.

    Thanks,
    The Facebook Team

  39. I know 4 non-WWW people; they all haters reporting my profile to be in violation of the Facebook EULA.
    But I’m very much popular on WWW and I can be proud owner of a disabled Facebook account.
    Google is the God of Web, because they never did anything foolish yet.
    If Facebook team remains foolish, disabling my or others’ users’ accounts, without any serious reasons.
    Then I guess, I’m seeing you may be wiped out from the Web in next 5 years.
    My side, I can be proud owner of a disabled Facebook account or of enabled Facebook account otherwise.
    WWW is my heart-beat and until Google account and products are there, this is not the end for me.

    Good luck!

  40. My facebook account has disable how can i get it back please help me

  41. Nazmus Sakeb Tanvir permalink

    I wasn’t login the Facebook. These pages always gave that message ( Your account has been disabled. If you have any questions or concerns, you can visit our FAQ page here.) Please help me. What can I do about that? I don’t know why my account disabled. I did nothing wrong. Is it possible that you can reactivate my account? I also would like to know why is it disabled. I have very important datas in this account. Please help me with this situation. I apologise for my mistakes but I really don’t know what i did wrong. I m waiting your suggests and soonest reply.
    Best regards.

    Nazmus Sakeb Tanvir

    Name – Nazmus Sakeb Tanvir
    Date of Birth – 01/01/1983
    E-mail – tanvir_sandwip@yahoo.com

  42. My account was disabled 4 days ago. I never received any warning or any reason for disabling my account. If I were reported for any malicious acts, then it would be fair if they could specify the reasons.

    I am really pissed off. Sent my follow up message just minutes ago. Hope they would reply soon.

  43. I am sick sick sick of facebook deleting blocking my account/ i have never had so much hassle in all my life and facebook WHO ARE THEY TO DECIDE WHETHER OR NOT I CAN ACCESS OR SPEAK TO PEOPLE, MY DAUGHTER USES FACEBOOK MY FAMILY USE FACEBOOK. AND PLENTY OF OTHERS USE FACEBOOK. IM A GROWN WOMEN FFS AND THIS IS ANNOYING
    IF PPLE DONT WANT TO SPEAK TO ME THEN THAT IS FINE BUT ATLEAST GIVE THEM THE CHOICE.
    I HAVE A DAUGHTER
    I HAVE A DAUGHTER

  44. as above

  45. this is no joke this is serious

  46. seems to me that it is ok for anyone to block someone one person should and would never normally block me. IM SERIOUS

  47. NOT HARASSING NOT BEING NOSY OR LOOKING FOR FUN
    completely and utterly p….. off with it

  48. facebook needs to realise the most serious contenders if you ask me
    and find them asap, how dont care how many sons facebook has ive got a DAUGHTER

  49. Jimmy Morales permalink

    My ex-wife created an account using my name, The account she created is, Jimmy L. Morales and the profile picture she posted I’m wearing a Blue shirt. I would like to request the Facebook Team to disable this account. My authentic facebook account that I have created is, Jimmy Morales wearing stripe shirt, “Blue and Red stripe.” I’m really concern about it for she might gonna use it in a bad way. I would like to suggest that you should disable her Facebook account, she is formerly Emma C. Morales and at present Emma Cereno, one time she wrote to my friend and saying bad words and this type of person should be punish and blocked forever to any social networking and should be tag “Blocklisted”.

  50. Your account has been disabled. If you have any questions or concerns, you can visit our FAQ page here.

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