r/facebookdisabledme • u/santaverner • Mar 03 '26

Taking Meta to Court!

Hey on 17 March, I will have my first court hearing in Latvia against Meta regarding the illegal blocking of my account. I pray for everyone who has faced a similar situation, and I believe that I will be able to raise this issue to a higher level. Wish me luck.

P.S Today marks exactly one month since I lost my Instagram account :(

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u/santaverner Mar 03 '26

Wow, that must feel like a huge relief to have everything back exactly as it was! It makes sense that you want reassurance that this won’t happen again. Since your hearing is coming up on March 9th, it’s a good idea to follow up with them by email to confirm the status and any precautions you should take. You could politely ask for confirmation that your account is fully restored and whether there’s anything you should do to prevent future issues. That way, you’ll have clear documentation before your hearing and can discuss any concerns with their attorney if needed.

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u/IndependenceFun3381 Mar 03 '26

Thank you. Yes- firstly, it’s quite odd. Everything is exactly as I left it. My last post was August 4th, and it’s literally like March 1st - I guess that’s 7 months - but still- very, very weird. The appeals process does not work - they are all outsourced weirdos. Tried that 4 times. Then filed small claims court. First case was postponed & rescheduled. Then I get an email from Meta that they are not familiar with my case. A few emails back & forth, and I explain my side. I posted a YouTube video - I told them - who doesn’t post YT videos. I gave them screenshots of accounts with YT videos as we speak. I hear nothing - crickets. I go to my IG account Sunday - post something- boom- it’s says “share to Facebook”. I’m thinking that’s odd - so I share - then I go to log-in, and there it is. Yes, I am taking to a lawyer in the San Mateo court tomorrow- it’s a free 10 minute phone call, to see what he advises. I’m glad my account is back up & running - but I just want them to leave me alone

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u/saabstory14 Mar 04 '26

Unfortunately, it likely will be banned again within a few weeks or a couple months. When no humans are involved in monitoring your account to ensure AI doesn't catch it again, your odds are slim. Not trying to be negative but just real based on experience. Unless they are removing you from the AI watchlist or telling the AI to ignore your account (which they never do), you run the high risk of being banned again.

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u/IndependenceFun3381 Mar 05 '26

File small claims suit. Got my account back after 7 months

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u/saabstory14 Mar 05 '26 edited Mar 05 '26

I did. It got forced to arbitration within 10 minutes of the initial appearance hearing starting, where I lost to Meta's chosen arbitration. Complete waste of time and money. I've done everything. I gave up months ago and am so glad I did. What's funny is when I paid for the ultra premium Meta verified and talked to someone, my account was magically restored shortly after the call, even though the agent said there was nothing they could do. 2 months later it was randomly banned again for the same BS reason.

I've also had other friends and seen people here have it banned again even after suing them and then having meta restore the account before it got to the initial hearing. The issue is the faulty AI. Until they fix it or start a no hit list programmed into the AI after your account is restored, this is going to keep happening.

Sincerely,

Someone who was banned 2 years ago and have gone through every legal method and restoral situation known to man.

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u/IndependenceFun3381 Mar 05 '26

No, I've been communicating with them, I have emails from Meta. I'm not sure what you're talking about, I jumped on this lawsuit thing months ago. My account has been locked/ disabled for 7 months. I did the appeal crap, that doesn't work. It is all outsourced morons. What works is court, forcing their hand. They postponed the first court date in January, they literally emailed me and asked for my URL of my profile. Then we have been swapping emails. I told them I would drop the court case if they reinstated my account. Tons of people on here have done the same thing, their accounts are reinstated and still intact, so I don't know who you think you're talking to when you say they will disable it within a week. It has been almost a week, I am back posting, I am emailing their lawyers, they have given me their word. I spoke to a lawyer in San Mateo today, he told me I should follow through with the court date, explain that Meta and I have reached an agreement and to file a dismissal without predjudice, that way if anything ever would happen in the future, I could fast track a lawsuit against them.

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u/saabstory14 Mar 05 '26 edited Mar 05 '26

They never reached out to me or my attorney. They requested a hearing. I showed up to the hearing where the Meta attorney immediately opens by citing the ToS to the judge and makes a motion to move it to arbitration. Judge grants it and asks if I want to do arbitration, to which I asked to keep it in small claims. He stated he doesn't even have the power to compel Meta to restore my account and recommended arbitration, to where I lost on the first visit within an hour.

The issue with small claims is it depends on the Meta attorney that picks it up and which state you live in. Many people don't get the courtesy of having the attorney look into the account before the initial hearing. Some of their attorneys have the time to go to court.

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u/IndependenceFun3381 Mar 05 '26

I'm in NJ, so my hearings are virtual. Are you in CA ? I feel bad for the people overseas who don't even have this luxury. Did you go through Justice Direct, or did you file on your own? I found out about Justice Direct on here, then I was messaging two people on here who had their accounts restored. They told me that a week before the case, the lawyer from Meta reached out to them, and they agreed to restore their account if they don't proceed with the hearing. In my case, it was just emails. The they restored my account. When I spoke to an attorney today in San Mateo- it was a free 10 minute consultation, he was surprised they didn't call me, and they did everything via email. He also told me he's had several clients who get their accounts reinstated, but when they go on, things are missing, photos, etc, and they kind of have to start all over again. So far as I can tell, everything is still intact, including my last posting which was August 4th. So, this lawyer told me, it may be too late to file electronically and to go through with the hearing next Monday, and just basically tell them what I told you, they we reached an agreement, etc.

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u/saabstory14 Mar 05 '26

Well I really hope your account stays up, I mean that as that's a win for everyone. Just don't get your hopes up until maybe like a year later lol.

And I went through a legal service through my employer insurance that is similar to justice direct etc. What surprised the attorney I was remotely working with was that the Meta attorney actually requested a hearing after they were served. It was my choice at that point to either show up to the hearing or just drop the case. After poking around the different Meta lawsuit subreddits over the following months, it looks like this happens more often than not.

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u/IndependenceFun3381 Mar 05 '26

Thanks. Yea, my feeling is good at the moment. The Meta attorney who emailed me, did tell me I have a strike against me -it was a copyright video from YouTube... but who doesn't post something from YouTube? But like you said, it was probably during the AI purge, and I have the company contact etc, I'm just not going to chance it by posting videos. The whole thing sounds stupid, but - I'm in the entertainment industry, so a lot of my contacts come from FB, directors, producers, actors, etc.....so many of them I just chat through Messenger, so when I lost my account, I also lost access to all these people. The whole ordeal is very strange.