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2. How to Get Your
Facebook Fan
Page Back If it
Was Disabled By
Facebook

3. Facebook has been known to shut
down Fan Pages who are in violation
of their terms of usage (and they
may not even know it). Do not
despair for there are ways to
reactivate your account without
having to re-create a different one.

4. This article will detail the most
common reasons for having
your Facebook Fan Page
Disabled and the necessary steps to
get your account back.

5. Timeline Photo Cover Errors
Facebook does not want the photo
covers to be advertising space. Here
are some of the items that may get
your account shut down:

6. Sales or discount advertising
URL or phone number promotion
Avoid call to actions like ‘Share’ or
‘Like’ or referring them to your apps
tabs or ‘Get It Now’ closes
No images you do not own or have
the right to use. Also, no deception
or misleading visitors.

7. While you may see examples of
people violating these above terms,
all it takes is one complaint from a
competitor to get you in trouble. So
follow the rules!

8. You can’t have people vote for
winners using the Like button
It’s tempting to ask fans to choose
their favorite [photo, charity, etc.].
But Facebook is anything but vague
about this.

9. They do not want any of their
features and functionality used in
contests. Period.

10. Seems illogical for Facebook to not
want people ‘Liking’ Pages, but it’s
true. Facebook has very strict rules
regarding running contests and
promotions on the platform.

11. The most important rule to know is
that Facebook requires that all
promotions be administered within
applications on Facebook.com using
either a canvas Page or a Page app.

12. Your Facebook Page Name
Facebook has restrictions on what you
can and cannot name your Facebook
Page and how it is formatted. Please
see below:

13. 1. Your Page name must match your
company name.
2. You cannot use generic terms and
name your Page just “beer,” rather
it must be “South Tennessee Hops
Beer.”

14. 3. Your Page name cannot be in all
capital letters unless your brand’s
name is an acronym.
4. You cannot use character symbols in
the name of your Page, even
trademark symbols, bullet points, or
excessive punctuation.

15. Facebook Profile instead of a
Facebook Page
If you are using a personal page to
promote your business instead of a
Fan Page, you are in direct violation of
Facebook’s policies and run a high risk
of having your account shut down.

16. Not only are you risking getting shut
down, but you’re also missing out on
many important Facebook Page
features that aren’t available for
Facebook profile pages. These include
but aren’t limited to:

17. Unlimited number of “Likes” or
followers.
Adding Tabs and Apps for
promotions, contests, blogs and more.
Statistics for monitoring and
improving your efforts.
Connectivity with other social media
platforms your business may be using.

18. Promotions |Facebook’s
Direct Rules
If you use Facebook to communicate about or
administer a promotion (such as a contest or
sweepstakes), you are responsible for the lawful
operation of that promotion, including the official
rules, offer terms and eligibility requirements (e.g.,
age and residency restrictions), and compliance
with regulations governing the promotion and all
prizes offered in connection with the promotion
(e.g., registration and obtaining necessary
regulatory approvals).

19. Please note that compliance with
these guidelines does not constitute
the lawfulness of a promotion.
Promotions are subject to many
regulations and if you are not certain
that your promotion complies with
applicable law, please consult with an
expert.

20. i. Promotions on Facebook must be
administered within Apps on
Facebook.com, either on a Canvas
Page or a Page App.

21. ii. Promotions on Facebook must
include the following:
a. A complete release of Facebook
by each entrant or participant.
b. Acknowledgment that the
promotion is in no way
sponsored, endorsed or administered
by, or associated with, Facebook.

22. c. Disclosure that the participant is
providing information to [disclose
recipient(s) of information] and not
to Facebook.

23. iii. You must not condition
registration or entry upon the user
taking any action using any Facebook
features or functionality other than
liking a Page, checking in to a Place,
or connecting to your app. For
example, you must not condition
registration or entry upon the user
liking a Wall post, or commenting or
uploading a photo on a Wall.

24. iv. You must not use Facebook
features or functionality as a
promotion’s registration or entry
mechanism. For example, the act of
liking a Page or checking in to a Place
cannot automatically register or
enter a promotion participant.

25. v. You must not use Facebook
features or functionality, such as the
Like button, as a voting mechanism
for a promotion.

26. vi. You must not notify winners
through Facebook, such as through
Facebook messages, chat, or posts on
profiles (timelines) or Pages.

27. vii. Definitions:
a. By “administration” we mean the
operation of any element of the
promotion, such as collecting entries,
conducting a drawing, judging entries, or
notifying winners.
b. By “communication” we mean
promoting, advertising or referencing a
promotion in any way on Facebook, e.g., in
ads, on a Page, or in a Wall post.

28. Miscellaneous Reasons Facebook
Unpublishing Your Fan Page
Posting too much in succession. If you’re
posting on too many Pages or Groups at
once, then you may be considered a
spammer.

29. Tagging too many people. If you’ve
been on Facebook for more than a
couple of months, I’m sure you’ve
had someone tag you in a photo of
advertisements. Doing that will get
you banned.

30. If you
are tagging/commenting/posting/sh
aring/embedding in quick
succession, or in a repetitive
fashion, then facebook might decide
you are spammy. facebook has an
idea of what ‘normal behaviour by
real people’ is, and anything outside
of that might cause you trouble.

31. How to Get Your Facebook Fan
Page Back if It’s Been Disabled
All you have to do is send an email
to the following inquiring about the
reason that Facebook disabled your
account and explain your willingness
to remove any violating content in
order to reactivate your account.

32.  disabled@facebook.com
info@fb.com
appeals@fb.com

33. That usually does the job of getting
your account back within a period of
2-5 days, depending on whether you
actually had a violation or not.
Most common reasons for Account
disabling?
Someone ratted on you for one of
the following reasons:

34. Porn
Showing too much cleavage if you
are a women and getting a warning
for it and ignoring it.
Spamming
You didn’t use your real name that
is on your birth certificate!
Browsing too much of Facebook too
often, mostly due to apps like
Snap2Face and others like it.
and many many more!