Why Does Facebook Make It So Hard?

byenriquetrips

603 followers

4 years ago

Yesterday, I ran into a big problem with Facebook. All of a sudden, the posts I'd shared from my blog just vanished! ALL of them! Apparently, they don't comply with the Community Standards or something like that. The thing is I'd been sharing my posts to Facebook for quite some time and just yesterday, out of the blue, they were removed without notice.

I spent the whole afternoon trying to look for a solution. I didn't find any info on WA, so I looked everywhere I could. I watched a lot of YouTube videos and read a good bunch of articles to no avail.

What Exactly Is the Problem?

To make a long story short, my domain was blocked for being considered as "abusive". Supposedly, someone reported me and Facebook not only blocked my domain but also removed all my posts.

Now, I can't redirect anyone to my site from Facebook. I can't share any blog posts either. If you try to share a post from my blog, you get an error message.

Another thing worth mentioning is my domain got blocked by Instagram and Whatsapp as well since they're owned by Facebook. It's very frustrating!!

I'm Not the Only One

Many Facebook users have complained about this and they all agree Facebook doesn't care. After all, we're not customers but the product. They might care if we were paying customers.

For starters, there's no way to talk to a human representative. There's no email, no chat feature, no phone number, NOTHING. All they say is you can check the forums or make a report that most likely will never go through. Many people claim to have made a report and weeks, even months go by and Facebook does nothing.

What's even worse, they don't tell you specifically what it is you violated. How can I get it fixed if I don't know the problem?

When you report something to Facebook, you get a message that says that they don't' check cases individually. What's the use of making a report then? I wish they were as fast to correct a mistake as they are when they block something on the platform. If someone reports you, they block you on the spot and there's no way to make an appeal...at least I didn't find it.

What Can I Do?

I have basically two options: using a shortened version of my link or creating another domain.

If I shorten my link, I run the risk of getting banned permanently for being considered as spam. It might work for some time, but who knows for how long?

At this point, creating another site is out of the question. If I were just starting out, I wouldn't mind, but it's not the case.

I already reported the situation to Facebook using their help center and also through Twitter, but I'm not too optimistic. Even if they unblocked my domain, my posts would not be reinstated. I would have to re-upload everything again.

Why Not Just Leave Facebook?

A couple of guys suggested this. Facebook is one of those things you either love or hate. There's no middle point. However, we can't just ignore Facebook. Remember their monopoly includes Whatsapp and Instagram. Just think about this: when you come across an interesting article online, where do you share it to? I'm pretty sure most of us would say Facebook.

As long as my domain is blocked, I will be limited to Twitter and Pinterest.

My traffic is still negligible, but regarding social media, most of it came from Facebook. I joined several travel groups and I participated actively in them not too long ago and I received a few likes and new followers. It was coming along nicely. I don't want to lose the little I've achieved so far.

What Now?

I don't know what to do. As I said, I'm not going to make another site at this point just to circumvent the Facebook block. But at the same time, I don't want to lose my page.

I have to consider my next step carefully.

Well, guys, that's it for today. Thanks for reading.

Enrique