Bud Hines
@budhines.bsky.social
Retired VP of Technology from the Argus Group, ADP and Broadridge Financial Solutions. Avid weightlifter, gardener, landscaper who loves food and cooking.
SiliconANGLE: Facebook accounts compromised by spam Instagram linkages
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Facebook users lose access after violations of linked spam Instagram accounts they don't own - SiliconANGLE
Facebook users lose access after violations of linked spam Instagram accounts they don't own - SiliconANGLE
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March 14, 2025 at 1:41 PM
SiliconANGLE: Facebook accounts compromised by spam Instagram linkages
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Facebook is an Astonishingly Technically Incompetent Company: Lists Facebook’s technical failures and lack of user support.
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Facebook is an astonishingly technically incompetent company. A list:
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March 14, 2025 at 1:41 PM
Facebook is an Astonishingly Technically Incompetent Company: Lists Facebook’s technical failures and lack of user support.
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Suspension Due to Instagram: Documents unauthorized Instagram linkages with no appeal process.
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suspension - Reddit Search!
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March 14, 2025 at 1:41 PM
Suspension Due to Instagram: Documents unauthorized Instagram linkages with no appeal process.
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Dealing with Suspension Issues: Highlights shared experiences of users unable to resolve suspension issues.
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We want our Facebook IG Accounts back! You need to stop to lock / disable / deactivate accounts!
Subreddit for all users that are locked, banned, blocked, disabled / deactivated by Facebook and/or Instagram; losing weeks of Facebook configurations, friends, business pages, Instagram accounts, etc...
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March 14, 2025 at 1:41 PM
Dealing with Suspension Issues: Highlights shared experiences of users unable to resolve suspension issues.
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Here is another link: Overnight Facebook Suspension: Discusses abrupt account suspensions for long-term users.
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Overnight Facebook Suspension, my account has been active since 2009 and I’m not sure what happened.
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Here is another link: Overnight Facebook Suspension: Discusses abrupt account suspensions for long-term users.
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🔹 Reply 4: Lessons Learned & Advice
If Facebook suspends your account, you have options: ✔ Appeal immediately (though responses are rare).
✔ Consider small claims court—it forced action for me.
✔ Be persistent—Facebook’s process is long & frustrating.
More details soon! (5/5)
If Facebook suspends your account, you have options: ✔ Appeal immediately (though responses are rare).
✔ Consider small claims court—it forced action for me.
✔ Be persistent—Facebook’s process is long & frustrating.
More details soon! (5/5)
March 14, 2025 at 1:29 PM
🔹 Reply 4: Lessons Learned & Advice
If Facebook suspends your account, you have options: ✔ Appeal immediately (though responses are rare).
✔ Consider small claims court—it forced action for me.
✔ Be persistent—Facebook’s process is long & frustrating.
More details soon! (5/5)
If Facebook suspends your account, you have options: ✔ Appeal immediately (though responses are rare).
✔ Consider small claims court—it forced action for me.
✔ Be persistent—Facebook’s process is long & frustrating.
More details soon! (5/5)
🔹 Reply 3: Notarized Identity Verification
Facebook then required a notarized affidavit proving I am Frank M. Hines Jr., aka Bud. I had to: ✔ Go to a notary
✔ Confirm my identity in writing
✔ Submit the document to Facebook
Why so extreme? Who knows. (4/5)
Facebook then required a notarized affidavit proving I am Frank M. Hines Jr., aka Bud. I had to: ✔ Go to a notary
✔ Confirm my identity in writing
✔ Submit the document to Facebook
Why so extreme? Who knows. (4/5)
March 14, 2025 at 1:29 PM
🔹 Reply 3: Notarized Identity Verification
Facebook then required a notarized affidavit proving I am Frank M. Hines Jr., aka Bud. I had to: ✔ Go to a notary
✔ Confirm my identity in writing
✔ Submit the document to Facebook
Why so extreme? Who knows. (4/5)
Facebook then required a notarized affidavit proving I am Frank M. Hines Jr., aka Bud. I had to: ✔ Go to a notary
✔ Confirm my identity in writing
✔ Submit the document to Facebook
Why so extreme? Who knows. (4/5)
🔹 Reply 2: Facebook’s Response & Account Restoration
On March 1, 2025, Facebook restored my account—but not immediately.
They required me to verify my street address by mailing me a code. Once that was done, they asked for something even more unusual… (3/5)
On March 1, 2025, Facebook restored my account—but not immediately.
They required me to verify my street address by mailing me a code. Once that was done, they asked for something even more unusual… (3/5)
March 14, 2025 at 1:29 PM
🔹 Reply 2: Facebook’s Response & Account Restoration
On March 1, 2025, Facebook restored my account—but not immediately.
They required me to verify my street address by mailing me a code. Once that was done, they asked for something even more unusual… (3/5)
On March 1, 2025, Facebook restored my account—but not immediately.
They required me to verify my street address by mailing me a code. Once that was done, they asked for something even more unusual… (3/5)
Reply 1: Filing the Small Claims Case
After weeks of frustration, I decided to file in small claims court (Harford County, MD). I requested: ✔ Account reinstatement or
✔ $5,000 in damages (max allowed).
The process took months, but I was determined to get my account back. (2/5)
After weeks of frustration, I decided to file in small claims court (Harford County, MD). I requested: ✔ Account reinstatement or
✔ $5,000 in damages (max allowed).
The process took months, but I was determined to get my account back. (2/5)
March 14, 2025 at 1:29 PM
Reply 1: Filing the Small Claims Case
After weeks of frustration, I decided to file in small claims court (Harford County, MD). I requested: ✔ Account reinstatement or
✔ $5,000 in damages (max allowed).
The process took months, but I was determined to get my account back. (2/5)
After weeks of frustration, I decided to file in small claims court (Harford County, MD). I requested: ✔ Account reinstatement or
✔ $5,000 in damages (max allowed).
The process took months, but I was determined to get my account back. (2/5)
Reply 1: Filing the Small Claims Case
After weeks of frustration, I decided to file in small claims court (Harford County, MD). I requested: ✔ Account reinstatement or
✔ $5,000 in damages (max allowed).
The process took months, but I was determined to get my account back. (2/5)
After weeks of frustration, I decided to file in small claims court (Harford County, MD). I requested: ✔ Account reinstatement or
✔ $5,000 in damages (max allowed).
The process took months, but I was determined to get my account back. (2/5)
March 14, 2025 at 1:27 PM
Reply 1: Filing the Small Claims Case
After weeks of frustration, I decided to file in small claims court (Harford County, MD). I requested: ✔ Account reinstatement or
✔ $5,000 in damages (max allowed).
The process took months, but I was determined to get my account back. (2/5)
After weeks of frustration, I decided to file in small claims court (Harford County, MD). I requested: ✔ Account reinstatement or
✔ $5,000 in damages (max allowed).
The process took months, but I was determined to get my account back. (2/5)
Great explanation. Thank you!
January 30, 2025 at 8:27 PM
Great explanation. Thank you!