People Over Platforms Community

If you’ve joined this space, there’s a reason. Something likely happened that brought you here, whether recently or over time.

This community exists so people can speak openly, share their experiences, and connect with others who understand what it’s like to deal with these situations.

You don’t have to share everything, just what you’re comfortable with.

If you’d like to introduce yourself, you can start with:

• Where you’re from

• What happened or what brought you here

I joined this group after all of my social media pages were permanently disabled in March of 2026. I received an email saying my instagram account representing my daughter was suspended. I was told it violated Terms of Use. This was an account my daughter did not have access to, it was registered to me, had parent managed/run in the page bio (as per instagrams terms) and was used to connect with and occasionally share photos with members of her dance team. I had that account for over a year but I had not posted on it for months.

The appeal only consisted of submitting an ID for verification. Within minutes I received a rejection notice with no other options. All pages that were linked were disabled permanently. This included my personal Facebook accounts I have had for over 20 years, family instagram page, and small business page. Everything take…