r/facebook • • 8h ago

Discussion Facebook used to be where friends connected. Now it's just strangers.

137 Upvotes

I open the app and see 10 posts from strangers for every 1 from someone I actually know. The online friends bar on the right is gone. Even Stories are from strangers now.

It's not what it used to be.


r/facebook • • 19h ago

Discussion Who I see and interact with on my Facebook page has totally changed.

42 Upvotes

Over the last month or so, I've noticed that those I usually interact with, friends, family, groups, and pages, have mostly disappeared, and instead I am seeing people I've never heard of, have no friends or likes, in common, and a good portion of them, their pages or in spanish, German, French, Italian, and even Dutch/Swedish.

Anyone else notice this? Why am I seeing complete strangers and foreign languages (Inread/write/speak and understand only English) and have to search out those I interact with to see what they have posted lately?

I totally understand the "expand your circle of friends" thing, but why close what I have and try to make me form a whole new circle with people I can't even communicate with?


r/facebook • • 15h ago

Disabled/hacked Got Suspended for “Drugs!” I made a joke about an extremely aged 39 year-old criminal “Meth is one helluva drug”

23 Upvotes

I got suspended for a joke and FB/Meta thinks I’m a drug dealer! Their algorithm is insane! I’ve seen this same joke everywhere else and nobody gets suspended! This is ridiculous!


r/facebook • • 14h ago

Discussion Facebook reach has gone down quite a bit. What is going on? Anyone else?

15 Upvotes

Hello. I am basically out of luck here trying to figure this out. My Facebook posts on my business page (news) and all legit stuff no fake news or anything lol, has gone basically to almost 99% less reach in last 9 days.

Posts basically showing to all my followers, getting a GREAT engagement rate. Then it dies. Doesn't show to non-followers. I have no violations on my page status and I am still showing recommended. I hate this.

Anyone experiencing something similar?


r/facebook • • 14h ago

Discussion Life after Meta, aka Facebook and Instagram. What alterantives are there?

9 Upvotes

Many of us were suspended by AI, then had our appeals decided by AI and are now home from Facebook, wondering what's next. I would love to know what other social media platforms people are using. Here are mine.

BluSky

It was founded when Elon bought Twitter. Seems to have the most users. Decent apps and site. Text, photos and videos. No groups save text input is very short.

Reddit

Only place that I know where you have a lot of use and group-like behaviour.

X

Large use base but not getting much engagement on posts. The community notes feature is nice.

Signal

I only use this for DM, it's secure, owned by a non profit. Rock solid performance.

Almost all instagram alternatives are next to dead, no active users so ghost towns.


r/facebook • • 12h ago

Disabled/hacked Facebook disabled no appeal option. How to resolve? Located in USA. Please help

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9 Upvotes

Last night I was randomly kicked out of my Facebook. Logged in and seen this. How can I get my Facebook account back on? Thanks for your help in advance.


r/facebook • • 4h ago

Tech Support Why is Facebook suddenly forcing every single video URL to be a Reel on desktop?

6 Upvotes

This week, I've noticed on desktop that Meta has started forcing all alternative URLs to load as Reels. It's incredible just how far this company will go to force its users to suffer the worst UI/UX possible. How do I view a Facebook video outside of Reels?


r/facebook • • 15h ago

Disabled/hacked Facebook fan page suspended after 11 years for impersonation – appeal rejected, how can I reach a human at Meta?

6 Upvotes

Hi everyone,

I'm looking for advice from anyone who has successfully recovered a suspended or deleted Facebook fan page.

I've been running a Facebook fan page dedicated to a sports club for 11 years. It is a fan page, not an official club page, and it was created to share news, updates, and content related to the club.

Recently, Facebook suspended/removed the page for alleged impersonation. I submitted an appeal through the available review option, but it was unsuccessful. The response felt automated, and I still don't understand what specifically violated the rules.

There are many other fan pages dedicated to the same club, so I don't understand why mine was targeted after 11 years.


r/facebook • • 21h ago

Tech Support I need help I can't delete my Facebook account because the meta center is not showing

6 Upvotes

I need serious help to delete my Facebook account I can't delete it because the Facebook account isn't logged in meta


r/facebook • • 23h ago

Discussion "You're now using a Meta Account on Facebook." What does this mean to me going forward?

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4 Upvotes

I logged into my account this morning, and found this notification. I have no idea what this means or does for me.

I know others have shared about this on Reddit, but I hadn't seen a screenshot of the details.

Can I back out of this? Is it required? Can I just return to MySpace??


r/facebook • • 5h ago

Tech Support people who deactivated their account , Facebook only get deactivated but messenger is still active and people can send you messages

4 Upvotes

I knew this yesterday and I'm beyond furious! I really want to delete the account and remove everything but I can't find the remove button

anyone can help me ?


r/facebook • • 7h ago

Tech Support The Friends Tab on the Facebook app brings up only posts from your friends

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3 Upvotes

r/facebook • • 7h ago

Discussion Can we restrict someone on facebook in a way that he will not see any of my post but will still be friends?

3 Upvotes

Apparently I know someone who might have been restricted by someone on facebook in some way that she cannot see any of that person's posts. But they are still friends on facebook. She can only see the public posts. And that person is not someone who will make the effort where it will take a long time to hide like thousands of posts separately only for her. Can someone hide thousands of posts separately by using a single setting in any way?


r/facebook • • 19h ago

Discussion Meta payouts sent directly to a USD account in the Philippines (e.g BDO, BPI)

3 Upvotes

Any creators here (from Philippines) who have tried getting their Meta payouts sent directly to a USD account in the Philippines? Did it work?

I’m planning to open a USD account and link it to my payout so I can keep my earnings in USD without converting them to PHP. Not sure if it works that way, so I’d really appreciate any advice or personal experience. Thanks!


r/facebook • • 20h ago

Discussion For those that are Meta Verified, did it change to Meta One and you lost the option for live support?

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3 Upvotes

I noticed mine now shows I’m on Meta One Essential and it looks like live support is limited to the Advanced plan. While there’s still instructions to get to a live agent, the actual options seem to have vanished.


r/facebook • • 21h ago

Discussion I am desperate to have my old account deleted. I have no access to the email or number.

3 Upvotes

I've read here that through this link i can have my old acc deleted. As long as I provide my id and say no when asked if i have currently have a facebook account. I tried it an hour ago and my account is still up. Also this popped up after I filled put the form and submitted it but i never received any email. Can anyone help me? I really want my old acc deleted. Thank you!


r/facebook • • 21h ago

Disabled/hacked Facebook Inhabilitado por Ciberseguridad en horas de la madrugada del 22/09/2026

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El día 22 de Septiembre en horas de la madrugada, facebook deshabilitó mi cuenta de perfil. Me pidió hacer una selfie. Luego de hacer la selfie, Oh! Su cuenta ha sido inhabilitada por ciberseguridad. Está es una decisión definitiva. Sin darme opción apelacion.

Luego de ver consejos aquí, comentarios de otros usuarios sobre el Meta Verified, intenté hacer el proceso. Me asistió un agente quien elevó el caso al dpto. De Ciberseguridad.

Luego de un mes y tres días, el sistema cerró el caso sin darme una respuesta, a pesar de que cada 3 días le pedía actualización con fines de que no lo cerrará por inactividad.

Abrí otro caso Pero está vez reportando problema de anuncios en una de mis páginas, ya que el chatbot no me quería pasar a un humano. Luego de hablar nuevamente con un humano, este me pidió fotos, etc, para el final decirme que fue una decisión definitiva, sin darme opción a recuperar mis páginas monetizadas ni otras de negocios, dónde además pagaba publicidad.

Facebook/hacked la primera vez no me sirvió de nada. Pero está vez por curiosidad fui al chatbot de negocios en soporte de facebook. Le expliqué el caso al chatbot de que necesito pagar anuncios en mi página y este me dió un link donde si me permitió volver a subir una selfie.

Sistema dice que en 48horaa me darán una respuesta.

Vuelvo en 48 horas con la actualización. Voy dejando historial para que les sirva a otros. Aunque no todos los casos son iguales, Pero quizás esto ayude a evitar algunos puntos como pagar meta verified si al final no ayudan en nada.


r/facebook • • 1h ago

Tech Support Meta Support Case Stuck on “Received” for 34+ Hours — How Long Should I Wait?

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2 Upvotes

r/facebook • • 3h ago

Disabled/hacked Facebook account requesting account advertising and swap profile photo

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2 Upvotes

I only used my Facebook account for CoDM and for some research collections

And nothing more, never liked, followed, shared or chat on Facebook

Is there another data breach with how weak their data privacy and security is?

And why does it ask me to upload my ID to have my account secured?

Any help from others who had such issues


r/facebook • • 4h ago

Tech Support Facebook won't let me export my data - says it is and nothing is there - wont let me export to google drive and drop box

2 Upvotes

I am starting to get enraged because this is bullshit.

I need to export message data from my old facebook account from 2019 to 2023.

I export data from facebook and i export it to device and it says its done i check AND ITS BLANK! It says theirs data, gives me a size amount but the box is blank.

I have tried multiple browsers and nothing. It won't work!

I have tried cutting the time down only six months of message data, and again I export to device and it always gives me a blank box after saying its read.

THEN i try to export to google drive and it says its "stopped"

I tried exporting to dropbox and it says its stopped.

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r/facebook • • 4h ago

Tech Support How can I comment on a post without it showing up on my friends' news feeds?

2 Upvotes

Is it possibile?


r/facebook • • 10h ago

Disabled/hacked FB saw my Account was Hacked Banned them Anyway - Anyone have any advice

2 Upvotes

I’m honestly at my wit’s end with Facebook/Meta support and I’m hoping somebody here has dealt with something similar.

A few days ago I got what looked like an invite to test an “OpenAI AdsGPT” app through Apple TestFlight. It looked legitimate enough that I connected my Facebook account. I later found out it was NOT an official OpenAI product, so I immediately changed my passwords and secured everything.

The problem is, a few hours later Facebook itself started sending me alerts saying they believed my account had been hacked. There were attempted video uploads and other activity I absolutely did not do.

Facebook temporarily restricted my account, restored some things, and then eventually permanently disabled my personal account.

On top of that, I ran a very successful wrestling Instagram account connected to my promotion, and the same thing happened there too TWICE. Those account was completely suspended as well, with basically no meaningful explanation beyond an account-integrity violation.

So now I’ve lost not only my personal Facebook, but also TWO business Instagram accounts I spent years building, promoting shows on, communicating with fans through, and growing organically.

I’ve already:

* Changed all passwords

* Logged out sessions

* Submitted my ID

* Done the hacked-account recovery process

* Appealed the decisions

* Sent screenshots/evidence

Facebook’s own system literally told me my account was hacked, but somehow I’m still being punished for whatever the hacker did. Now the appeals say the decision is final and I can’t request another review.

The most frustrating part is that I cannot seem to reach an actual human being at Meta unless I pay for Meta Verified, and even that doesn’t guarantee anything.

I have screenshots of the TestFlight invite, Facebook’s “we think your account was hacked” alerts, the unauthorized activity, and the account disablements.

Has anyone successfully gotten a REAL human review after Facebook says an account is permanently disabled and there are no more appeals?

I’m not looking for anyone offering paid “account recovery” services or DMs claiming they can hack the account back. I’m specifically looking for legitimate Meta escalation options or someone who has been through this before.


r/facebook • • 20h ago

Discussion I am just surprised. This has been active on my account since February. I have deleted all posts and I am now posting only text but it’s still won’t go away

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2 Upvotes

How do I deal with this


r/facebook • • 22h ago

Tech Support I was removed from a public group after new post got high engagement

2 Upvotes

I posted on an public group after I joined it, post went to admin approval, and was posted an hour or some time later. As soon as it went live, it received ALOT of engagement, like im sure it got 64 comments in 30 mins. It was a very basic post too. But suddenly the post couldn't load and i couldn't open the group either. checked my activity log and it just said "you stopped being a member of xxx group". What do I even do in this scenario, I had to post an actually advice seeking post on that group, this one was just done to check if the group has admin approval or not. Is there a way to contact fb or the admins to have me back in yhe group?


r/facebook • • 2h ago

Tech Support Missing the option to change which comments I want to see when opening the comment section?

1 Upvotes

When I open the comment section of a post the option to choose between most relevant, new or all comments is gone completely. Is there a way to bring it back? Now I just see comments out of order and many of them are hidden.