The Meta properties are great for driving engagement, but Meta’s odd and untimely application of its rules can be maddening.
I was checking my personal Facebook account this afternoon when I noticed a “Profile has some issues” message and clicked on the “View details” button to see why my profile had a gold restricted minus sign.
When I clicked on the button I found a list of 11 issues encompassing my personal profile, the Bredemarket page, and the Bredemarket groups.
None later than April 17.
I discussed THAT encounter with the Metabot in my Bredemarket post “Defeating the Metabot to Share Whistic’s Survey Results.” As far as I can tell, my grievous violation was this parenthetical statement:
“(And one more key finding. Read the article.)”
I got flagged because Facebook said my content could “trick people to visit…a website.”
But even after removing the parenthetical comment I got flagged again.
Eventually I just posted a link with no text on Facebook, and since that time have studiously avoided posting calls to action on Facebook posts.
But this past issue remains a present issue because my account is restricted…and I’m supposed to do something about it. But without a DeLorean I’m not sure what. I can’t remove the offending posts since Facebook already did so.
It turns out that Wendy Wilkes wrote about this in late July.
“Many users are seeing this today — it’s caused by old posts flagged by Facebook’s system, not recent activity….
You’re not alone — it’s happening to many!
#FacebookIssue #ContentCreator #StayCalm “
So I guess I will just hang tight and see if it auto clears.
And remind myself again that Facebook is not a dependable platform. That’s the message we’re supposed to get from this…right?
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