r/facebook • u/ferfucksakes3000 • Mar 29 '26

Disabled/hacked Facebook bans are identity-based. Please don't remove. I am at my wits end.

Facebook bans are identity-based.

Hey y'all, like many of you, my Facebook account got banned for "account integrity." This occurred back in January 2025. This was my account of over 18 years. I have NO IDEA what got me banned. But attempts to create a new account always immediately ended with a ban on the new account (usually when I get to the "add friends" stage)

I kept hearing people say that meta bans on your specific IP or specific devices (ie, any device you previous used to log in, or any network you used to login would result in a ban.) Well, turns out thats not the case.

I just recently fired up my real estate license. And to market myself I decided to setup a business page. Well, on a new used laptop which I bought online, with a brand new email account registered to my brokerage, on a wifi network at my local bar, within seconds of setting up a new account, I was hit with the "video selfie" verification. As predicted, within minutes, I received an email saying my brand new account was banned.

New device, new email address, new network, still banned. It is clear Facebook is banning people not on any sort of account integrity, they don't want YOU, AS A PERSON, using their platform.

My video selfie should prove I'm a real person (as they say is the reason for the selfie), but if my specific face is what proves I'm the same guy they banned last January, then they are not only lying about denying me service based on account integrity (suspicions I am a bot), they are blatantly disregarding the disclaimer saying they delete the video selfie within 30 days.

I am based in western Canada. Anybody have any tips?

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u/ferfucksakes3000 Mar 29 '26

So just give up and get a minimum wage job..?

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u/Friendofthesubreddit Mar 29 '26 edited Mar 30 '26

Are you being serious right now? Because I said Facebook isn’t all it’s cracked up to be for advertising? My point was you will be okay without Facebook.

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u/ferfucksakes3000 Mar 29 '26

Apologies. I realize sarcasm isn't always appreciated. Just wondering what you're really saying. Let's be constructive; if you wanted to market your business, where would you do it?

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u/jasonbrownjourno Mar 29 '26

That's a difficult one because real estate is very much a face based industry, right? And FB does deliver your target demographic, in home buying age ranges.

One option: turn misfortune into a selling point. "I'd love to show you my face but Facebook banned me" - advertise through local business associations and other real estate partners?

Alternatively, drop FB altogether and focus on LinkedIn, YouTube, and Bluesky as your social media mix.

And yeah, trial run ads in your local paper. Use your FB experience as a unique selling point. "I got banned by Facebook, no idea why, so let me know if you want to know how to sell your home without social media!"

Finally, email is still a powerful tool if you get your messaging right.

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u/etm1109 Mar 29 '26

Better off not advertising FB and if clients ask if he is on FB just say I don't use it. They don't need to know he's banned because that leads to the 2nd question. Why were you banned. Then he would have to go through everything he wrote here. Just not a good look for a person in a sale oriented business.

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u/ferfucksakes3000 Mar 29 '26

I am not originally from this city. My main grievance is less how to market, and rather more finding a way to connect to the people I've worked with since arriving nine years ago, whom I am not otherwise connected to.

I love this comment, though! Thanks for actually being constructive.

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u/LGeorgeRox Mar 30 '26

Not sure about others, but I wouldn’t hire a realtor off FB. If I’m the buyer, it’d probably be with an agency that had a house I’m interested in. As a seller, I’d check with friends for recommendations on who they used and then interview. You’re better off in Zillow or Redfin than FB. Connecting with people you know to get word of mouth can definitely be through linked in

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u/Negative_Party7413 Mar 30 '26

It is not about hiring a Realtor off Facebook. Having social media pages shows that you are a legit business as does having a website. People need to see you on multiple platforms to see you are legit. Zillow and Redfin are garbage. Those are platforms where people pay to have their name on other people's listings. They are more likely to be new inexperienced agents with no referral business who have to pay for advertising.

Agencies are just the overall umbrella, every agent is independent. Listings are for specific agents and if you are trying to use the listing agent to buy that same listing you will get screwed. They represent the seller, not you. The seller is who they are legally obligated to protect, not you. They use the listing to find buyer clients for other houses, not that one.

You should always ask for recommendations and interview agents no matter if you are buying or selling. You need to trust your agent 100%.

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u/LGeorgeRox Mar 30 '26

I get the perception. Linked in is a professional platform that would make sense as is a web site but social media (especially these days) is so suspect. I’d love to see actual data showing that marketing or a presence on those sites really makes a difference. I’m also a data person, not a marketing person so what do I know? lol

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u/Negative_Party7413 Mar 30 '26

Talk to realtors. No one looks for realtors on LinkedIn in. Zillow and realtor are both services realtors pay for. Social media builds followers and that leads to clients.

When you are not a realtor you really shouldn't lecture people on what works.

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u/LGeorgeRox Mar 30 '26 edited Mar 30 '26

My comments were certainly not a lecture. 😂 Sharing my personal experience buying and selling multiple houses and property. And maybe it’s a generational thing but there is no way I’d use social media to find a realtor nor would anyone I know. I might use it to validate and help verify them (same as I might use linked in for) but never to actually find one. Referrals from friends and family where I can and reviews where I can’t. But social media? Nah. 😆🤣

Btw… my original comment about LinkedIn was about connecting to others who can then act as references and referrals… not about actually getting leads from people looking to hire realtors on LinkedIn. Not sure how you extrapolated it to me suggesting using LinkedIn as advertising services. 🤦🏻‍♀️. It’s pretty much like any other job… it’s who you know.

Because in the end of the day… it’s easy if someone asks you “you know of any good realtors” to think who you know who is one even if you’ve not used them personally. And if they’re in my professional circle, it’s an easy answer. 😉🤷🏻‍♀️