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Practical, no-fluff guides from the people who recover accounts every day. Written by our case managers, reviewed by our legal team.

FeaturedInstagram12 min read

The 9 most common reasons Instagram disables accounts — and what to do about each

Instagram's enforcement is largely automated, often opaque, and sometimes wrong. Here's a complete map of the violation types, what triggers each, and the appeal path most likely to win.

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TikTok8 min read

The shadowban diagnostic every TikTok creator should run monthly

Three signals that confirm you're shadowbanned, two false positives that mislead creators, and the recovery playbook our team uses on real cases.

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Guides15 min read

Account recovery checklist: 22 things to do before you submit an appeal

Most appeals fail because the prep was wrong, not the case. This is the exact checklist our case managers use before filing.

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Facebook · Meta11 min read

Meta ad account recovery, BM reinstatement & account rental for serious advertisers

Disabled ad accounts, permanent BM restrictions, and advanced solutions for agencies running at scale.

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Instagram10 min read

Which form to use, what evidence to include, and the 6 mistakes that guarantee rejection

The exact appeal process our case managers use — applied to 12,400+ accounts.

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All platforms14 min read

Instagram, TikTok, Facebook, YouTube, X and 27 more — platform-by-platform recovery paths

One guide covering every major platform ban type, with the specific forms, evidence and timelines for each.

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YouTube9 min read

What a winning YouTube termination appeal actually looks like

We tear down a real (anonymised) appeal that recovered a 380K-sub channel. What worked, what would have killed it, and why timing matters.

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Appeal guides7 min read

Why "permanent" bans aren't really permanent (and what platforms actually mean)

Permanent is the public-facing language. Internally, every major platform has reversal mechanisms. Here's the actual decision-tree.

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Appeal guides10 min read

The identity-verification packet checklist — exactly what to include

The single most common reason appeals get auto-rejected is bad identity documentation. Here's what 12,400 cases have taught us.

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