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I was permanently banned from FaceBook (mid-September). I don’t think I was treated fairly. But there’s apparently no recourse. Here’s the scoop:
Apparently, someone hacked into my FaceBook page. He showed up as a new friend, but I never friended him or responded to a friend request. (I never do, unless it’s someone I actually know — how’d he do that?) At any rate, he posted kiddie porn on my page . As soon as I received a notification from FB, I promptly went to my FaceBook page, saw what happened, and deleted the kiddie porn. Then I unfriended this person. (No, I don’t remember his name — it started with a "Y".) I also immediately changed my password. I thought that was sufficient to deal with the problem. Then FaceBook deleted my account. There was an Appeal Button, which I clicked. but wasn’t given any chance to explain, or have any kind of interaction with a human.
It looks like my account is permanently disabled, with no chance for a dialog or appeal. I’m still pretty pissed, and miss the interactions I’ve had with many of you on FaceBook . I’m moving to another Social Media channel. Not sure what at this point. But I will crosspost. In the meantime, I’m opening a new FaceBook account. It will still be me, but with my middle initial added.
—Chris W. Kermiet