So you are trying to get into your Facebook account but it is disabled? Or maybe you are locked out of your Facebook account for no reason.
Unfortunately, this is happening to many accounts. It is so annoying I mean one day your Facebook is just fine but the next day things go wrong.
Why Facebook locked my account?
The very first reason can be a change into your account. If you change your name, email address, date of birth, or IP address (location), creating ad account, Facebook needs to prove this is really you. So, they would lock your account, until you prove it.
Even using VPN can send this signal to Facebook. So, follow these steps:
1. If you still can receive the email/SMS
If you have this option, as it’s recommended by Facebook, you should reset your password .
If you still can’t see any option to reset the password, so better recover the account using Find My Facebook .
2. Recover using “Find my Facebook”
- Go to https://facebook.com/login/identify using a device you already used to login.
- Enter the email address or phone number you used to login
- You can also enter your name if that didn’t work.
- Click on No longer have access to these?
- Click Recover
- Follow their steps on-screen
This usually involves asking your ID and some details.
Once you filled up the form, it may takes a couple of weeks until you see the usual login page.
3. Report your account is hacked
This should be your last option, and please try this if two previous steps didn’t work after a couple of weeks.
- Go to: https://www.facebook.com/help/1306725409382822
- Choose Someone else gained access to my account
- Choose No, I can’t log in
- Follow the on-screen instructions
Other reasons why Facebook locked or disabled your account
- Have violated Facebook rules.
- Users may have reported you as a fake account. Or you may have posted some abusive content and someone has reported this.
- Use different devices to log into your account and Facebook has thought your account has been hacked or something.
- Doing something against the Facebook guideline. this can be anything from posting illegal content to harassing other users and so on
- You may have done unnatural activities. For example, you have sent friend requests to many users, or you have joined many groups.
Also, it could be that you have posted a lot of messages on other accounts at the same time. Such activities are considered spam by Facebook.
How to avoid Facebook account from getting locked again?
Don’t act like a robot! What I mean is that act like a normal human being.
In many Social platforms including Facebook doing the same stuff over and over is considered robot-like activity. So what you want to do is avoid any unnatural activities or behavior.
- Use the same IP address if you’re using VPN
- Don’t change sensitive information like email, name, date of birth, etc.
- Do not send too many posts within a short period of time.
- Link Instagram to Facebook.
- Do not send too many friend requests.
- Do not use more than two or at most three devices to log into your Facebook account.
- Use your real name and also your date of birth. This helps you to gain access if you lose access to your Facebook account for whatever reason.
- Add more than one email and phone number to your account. This helps you to get your account back If it gets hacked.
Conclusion
This problem happens to many accounts all over the globe and it can be frustrating. So if for whatever reason this happens to you be patient and use all the solutions you have learned here.
Also, follow all the tips to avoid your Facebook account from getting locked out or disabled. I hope you have found this article useful and also fixed your problem.
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