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I travel a lot and this has happened to me several times

I travel a lot and this has happened to me several times. My business Instagram account was completely and irreversibly disabled because I tried to use it while in Thailand (I'm based in Vietnam). My Google maps account was blocked also when traveling, but fortunately after several weeks I was able to get that one back. With Instagram though I just had to make a new account. I also have a Meta Business account (business.facebook.com) and the Instagram account was linked there. The Facebook business account, pages were never blocked though, just the Instagram one. Unfortunately after a few months I just had to accept it and make a new account. I hope you have more luck, but I assume it's the same with any Meta products. There is no support you can contact, no way to get redress. If it's possible, try to avoid using Meta products to build anything. I understand that's not always possible though, I run a bakery and absolutely must have both Google Maps and Instagram, much as I wish I didn't.

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Hi all, my Meta developer account was suddenly restricted without warning, and there’s no way to appeal or reach support. I believe this may have been triggered by a location (read, IP address) change: I’m a student-entrepreneur who recently moved from China to Kenya for school holidays. I’m building a WhatsApp-based accounting tool for African small businesses, and this restriction is blocking critical operations. I’ve come across others facing the same issue, with no review option or clear reason: https://www.reddit.com/r/WhatsappBusinessAPI/comments/1kvolv... https://www.reddit.com/r/facebook/comments/1h1c79w/developer... Some of the people in these posts were able to contact Meta support, but it seems like Meta has disabled direct support chats. Thanks in advance.

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Why do you -need- Instagram and Google Maps? Why not market in more classical ways that will make you stand out in a corpotech world?

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> My Google maps account What is a "Google maps account"? I have a Google account, which I use with their various services.

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I follow several influencers on Instagram and YT with over !M subs that have been locked out of their accounts with no explanation and no response to their information requests. One opened up a Twitter/X account to try to request help, but unfortunately, since that account was new, he didn't have much traction.

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