- Run the Facebook check and copy your results.
- Screenshot every notice, with the date visible.
- Write your appeal with the appeal letter generator.
Step by step
Open Account Status
Go to Settings & privacy → Settings → Account Status, or the Professional dashboard for a Page. Screenshot everything listed there.
Request a review
Open each violation or restriction and use the option to disagree or request a review. Do the same for anything in Help & support → Support Inbox.
Keep your reference IDs
If an appeal is rejected, save the reference ID Meta gives you. You'll need it for the Oversight Board.
Check again after a decision
Restrictions often have an end date. Account Status shows when they expire.
If your appeal is rejected
Once Meta's appeals are used up, some decisions can go to the independent Oversight Board. There's a short time limit after the final decision. EU users can also use a certified dispute body such as Appeals Centre Europe. See your rights.
- Be specific. Name the post, the date and the rule, and say why it doesn't apply.
- Stay calm. A human may read it. Polite, factual appeals do better than angry ones.
- One issue per appeal. Several problems in one message are hard to process.
- Don't spam appeals. Sending the same appeal over and over can slow things down.
- Don't create a new account to get around a restriction. On most platforms that breaks the rules and makes things worse.
Platforms change their menus and policies often. These steps reflect how they worked when we last reviewed them. This is general information, not legal advice.